Lord Cobbold

Lord Cobbold

Full title

The Lord Cobbold DL

Name

David Lytton Cobbold

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

6 June 2000

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6887
Fax: 020 7219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade Lords 2004-07
Works of Art Committee (L) Lords 2002-05
Works of Art Committee (L) Lords 1998-99

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Director Close Brothers 1993-99
Fellow Association of Corporate Treasurers 1980-
Treasury Manager British Petroleum 1979-87
Treasurer Finance for Industry 1974-79
Chairman Lytton Enterprises Ltd 1971-

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Governor University of Hertfordshire 1993-99
Trustee Pilgrim Trust 1993-10
Deputy Lieutenant Hertfordshire 1993-
Trustee Stevenage Community Trust 1990-99
Trustee Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust 1975-

Member's focus

Policy
Economy and finance
European Union
Housing and planning
International affairs
Parliament, government and politics
Science and technology
Future of the House of Lords
UK
Hertfordshire
World
China
France
Kenya

Register of Interests

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Chairman, Lytton Enterprises Ltd (commercial exploitation of family home, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire as a tourist attraction) (currently unpaid)
  • 4: Shareholdings (a)

    • Lytton Enterprises Ltd (commercial exploitation of family home, Knebworth House, as a tourist attraction)
  • 5: Land and property

    • Beneficial owner of part of Knebworth Estate, Hertfordshire including residential properties and tenanted farmland
  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Fellow and former Governor and President of Development Committee, University of Hertfordshire
  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Trustee, Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust
    • Trustee, St Mary's and St Martin's Preservation Trust
    • President, Knebworth Twinning Association

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