Lord Drayson

Paul Drayson

Paul Drayson

Party

Labour

Address as

Lord Drayson

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4147
draysonp@parliament.uk

Biography

Lords career

Ministry of Defence: Government Spokesperson 2005-07, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 2005-07, Minister of State (MoS) (Minister for Defence Equipment and Support) 2007; MoS (Business and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007; MoS (Science and Innovation) and Government Spokesperson, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills/Business, Innovation and Skills (attending Cabinet) 2008-10; MoS (Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform) and Government Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence 2009-10

Political interests

Science, business innovation, entrepreneurship

Countries of interest

France

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Drayson, of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 2004

Register of Interests

1: Directorships

Director, Drayson Cars Ltd (manufacturer of electric vehicles)

Managing Partner and major shareholder in Drayson Racing Technologies LLP (DRT), a business engaged in the research, development and testing of sustainable technologies through motorsport competition. DRT receives income and/or products and services from customers, sponsors and technical partners for the work that it does in promoting and developing new technology through motor racing. DRT has the following customers, sponsors and technical partners: Carter Manufacturing Ltd; PWR Europe Ltd; Qualcomm Europe Inc.; Cosworth Group Ltd; Multimatic Inc; Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems Ltd; Bender UK Ltd; Cooper Bussmann (UK) Ltd; Warwick Manufacturing Group; Blackmore Precision Engineering Ltd; Huber & Suhner; Gigavac Inc; Dunlop (Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company Inc); Millers Oils Ltd; Formula E Holdings Ltd; Yokogawa UK Ltd

Director, Drayson Racing Formula E Team Limited (electric racing business)

4: Shareholdings (b)

Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd (development of precision actuators)

4: Shareholdings (a)

Invicta LifeSciences Ltd (pharmaceuticals)

Drayson Cars Ltd (manufacturer of electric vehicles)

Drayson Racing Technologies LLP (development, testing and racing of green technology in motorsport) (see category 1)

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Trustee, Drayson Foundation (registered charity)