Full title
The Lord Flight
Name
Howard Flight
Party/group
Conservative
Joined the Lords
13 January 2011
Biography
UK Parliament
| Committee |
House |
Date |
|
EU Sub Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs
|
Lords
|
2012-
|
|
EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
|
|
2010-12
|
Political life – other
| Job title |
Organisation |
Date |
| Council Member |
Centre for Policy Studies |
2008- |
| Chairman |
The 1900 Club |
2008- |
| President |
Conservative City Circle |
2006-10 |
| Deputy Chairman & Special Envoy to the City of London |
Conservative Party |
2004-05 |
| Member |
HM Treasury - Tax Consultative Committee |
1985-92 |
Professional life
| Job title |
Organisation |
Date |
| Chairman |
Aurora Investment Trust plc |
2011- |
| Director |
Edge Performance VCT plc |
2011- |
| Senior Non-Executive Director |
Metrobank plc |
2010- |
| Chairman |
Arden Partners plc |
2010- |
| Chairman |
Downing Structured Opportunities VCT plc |
2009- |
| Chairman |
Flight and Partners |
2007- |
| Director |
Marechale Capital |
2007- |
| Chairman |
Loudwater Trust Ltd |
2007- |
| Chairman |
CorporActive Fund Ltd (Hong Kong) |
2007- |
| Chairman |
CIM Investment Management Ltd |
2006- |
| Chairman |
EIS Association |
2005- |
| Director |
Investec Asset Management Ltd |
1987- |
Public life
| Post |
Organisation |
Date |
| Chairman |
Croome Court (National Trust) Appeal Committee |
2010- |
| Trustee |
The Africa Research Institute |
2006- |
| Vice-President and Trustee |
The Elgar Foundation |
1979- |
Member's focus
| Policy |
| Agriculture, animals, food and rural affairs |
| Business, industry and consumers |
| Economy and finance |
| Education |
| Employment and training |
| Parliament, government and politics |
| Social Security and pensions |
| World |
| China |
| India |
| United States |
| South-Eastern Asia |
Register of Interests
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1: Directorships
- Chairman, Flight & Partners Limited (manager, private equity fund)
- Director, Investec Asset Management Limited (international investment manager)
- Chairman, CIM Investment Management Limited (emerging markets investment manager)
- Chairman, CorporActive Fund Limited (Greater China open-ended fund)
- Chairman, Downing Structured Opportunities VCT1 plc (venture capital trust)
- Director, Metro Bank plc (retail bank)
- Director, Marechale Capital (corporate finance house)
- Chairman, Aurora Investment Trust plc (investing primarily in equities mainly listed on the London Stock Exchange)
- Director, Edge Performance VCT plc (investing in the entertainment/media sectors)
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2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Commissioner, Guernsey Financial Services Commission (regulator)
- Consultant, Kinetic Partners (investment management industry consultants)
- Trustee, IAM Pension Fund (Investec Asset Management)
- Consultant, Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) (representative body for retail investment management industry)
- Chairman, EIS Association (representative body for lawyers, accountants, promoters of Enterprise Investment Scheme qualifying companies)
- Member Investment Committee, Guinness Renewable Energy EIS Fund
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3: Clients
- As Chairman, EIS Association (representative body for lawyers, accountants, promoters of EIS qualifying companies), public affairs advice is provided to the Association
- As Consultant to TISA (representative body for retail investment management industry), public affairs advice is provided to TISA
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4: Shareholdings (b)
- Flight & Partners Limited (manager, private equity fund)
- Flight & Partners Recovery Fund (private equity recovery fund)
- CorporActive Fund (Greater China investment fund)
- Downing Structured Opportunities VCT1 plc (venture capital trust)
- Metro Bank plc (retail bank)
- Arden Partners plc (stockbroker)
- Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited (owner/developer of gold mines)
- Site Intelligence Ltd (multi-channel customer intelligence)
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5: Land and property
- House and woods in Worcestershire
- Farmland in Worcestershire from which rental income is received
- Flat in semi-basement of Member's house in London SW1 from which rental income is received
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10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, Flight & Barr Limited (dormant company)
- Director, Gulf Overseas Investment Fund Limited (private investment fund)
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10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Governor, Brentwood School, Essex
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10: Non-financial interests (c)
- Chairman, Croome Court National Trust Appeal Committee
- Trustee and Vice President, Elgar Foundation
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10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Member of Advisory Board, Centre for Policy Studies
- Member of Advisory Board, Institute of Economic Affairs
- Member of Advisory Board, Financial Services Forum
- Trustee, Wedgwood Collection Trust