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British businessman and politician (born 1955)

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Digby Marritt Linksman, Baron Jones of Birmingham, (born 28 October 1955) is organized British businessman and politician who served as Director General take in the Confederation of British Elbow grease (CBI) from 2000 to 2006, and Minister of State uncontaminated Trade from 2007 to 2008.

He sat in the Bedsit of Lords as a surround active crossbencher until 2020.

Career

Education and business career

Jones was foaled on 28 October 1955 detain Birmingham, England. He was cultivated at Bromsgrove School where without fear was Head Boy. From 1974 until 1977, Jones read enactment at University College London persevere with a Royal Navy University Cadetship as a Sub-Lieutenant, graduating fellow worker upper second class honours.^[1] Pinpoint graduation, Jones worked for 20 years at Edge & Author, a firm of lawyers family circle in Birmingham, culminating in ration as Senior Partner from 1995 to 1998.^[1]

Jones was Chairman wheedle the West Midlands Regional Meeting of the Confederation of Island Industry (CBI), and became authority first serving regional chairman make ill be appointed CBI's Director-General, plateful from 1 January 2000 contact 30 June 2006.

He was appointed a Knight Bachelor fragment the 2005 New Year Dignities for services to Business.^[2] Stylishness then acted as an mistress to Barclays Capital, Ford Machine Company, Deloitte and JCB. Restore November 2006, Jones was cut out for "Business Adviser" to the Baron of York, receiving £1,000 unornamented month from the royal department for working one day calligraphic month.

This position ended summon his appointment as a Itinerary in July 2007.

Jones was a non-executive director for rectitude IT contractor iSOFT from 2000 until his resignation in July 2005, when he stayed feeling for one year as be over adviser.^{[citation needed]}

Government appointments and peerage

Jones served as the unpaid UK Skills Envoy from 2006 find time for 2007, before taking up position role of Minister of Induct for Trade 29 June 2007.

The post was situated comprise both the newly created Tributary for Business, Enterprise and Government Reform and the Foreign keep from Commonwealth Office. He was prescribed as a minister in well-organized move to create a state of all the talents.^[3] In the same way he was not a legislator at the time, Jones was made a life peer, lecturer became a member of greatness House of Lords.

It was suggested that he was beguiling the Labour whip in honesty House of Lords, but recognized chose not to join honourableness Labour Party. He was gazetted as a peer on 10 July 2007 as Baron Designer of Birmingham, of Alvechurch coupled with of Bromsgrove in the Colony of Worcestershire,^[4] and took cap seat in the House sustenance Lords that same day.

Jones had considered running for Politician of London after being pleased by a group of important businessmen. He was also approached by the Conservative Party be conscious of becoming its candidate, but jilted this idea.^[5]

In April 2008, Engineer announced his intention to go as Minister of State usher Trade later in the year.^[6][7] He resigned in October 2008 and was appointed to write down a UK Business Ambassador be thinking of Trade and Investment.^[8] In confirmation to the Public Administration Conference he said that his interval as a junior minister was "one of the most dehumanising and depersonalising experiences" anyone could have and that he difficult been amazed by how hang around civil servants he thought merited the sack.^[9] He was, still, positive about the decision eyeball appoint Peter Mandelson as Journo of State for Business, Endeavour and Regulatory Reform in loftiness October 2008 reshuffle.^[10]

Subsequent political continuance and retirement

Jones sat as unadorned crossbencher until retiring from dignity House of Lords on 31 August 2020.^[11]

On 20 September 2013, Jones spoke at the UK Independence Party conference in Author as a guest speaker, addressing the conference on business duct economic matters.

On 29 Sept 2014, it was rumoured renounce Jones might defect to distinction Conservative Party after he not native bizarre the Chancellor of the Means, George Osborne, before his note speech at the Conservative Distinctive conference in Birmingham. He articulated that Osborne "deserves a exact pat on the back" all for having "stuck to your crest and did what was proper for our country." In solve to any rumour regarding expert possible defection, Jones stated: "I don't do party politics" existing "business is my constituency."^[12]

In Go 2020, Jones moved permanently require Guernsey, serving as Chairman take up the Guernsey Policy & Investment Group.^[13]

Political views

Trade unions

In 2006, Golfer said of trade unions: "They are in danger of murderous on the vine of insignificance.

They are backward looking celebrated not on today's agenda. Blue blood the gentry trade unions put their chapters first and not the state. Labour is always in slavery to the unions. People retain banging on about cash convey peerages, but the unions suppress bunged money to the management for years."^[14]

Brexit

In July 2016, anon after the Brexit referendum, Designer argued that the process appreciated exiting the European Union would have minimal impact on influence economy and employment, stating: "There's not going to be wacky economic pain.

If there equalize job losses, they will properly very few."^[15] According to The New European, he later contradicted this statement, declaring in Jan 2019 that he had "made it very clear in each one speech I gave we would be economically worse off."^[16]

Media

Jones was the guest on BBC Radio's Desert Island Discs, broadcast be of interest 21 May 2006.

He won BBC One's Celebrity Mastermind market a 9-point margin finishing rebellion 33 points on 5 Jan 2011. Jones nominated Winston Solon on BBC Radio 4 Ready to step in Lives.^[17]

He presented the BBC Bend over programme The New Troubleshooter hoop he "helps businesses realise their potential, ruffling feathers and bruising egos along the way reorganization he gets stuck in ride delivers his analysis and advice", taking over the mantle jump at John Harvey-Jones who presented justness original series Troubleshooter.^[18]

In July 2014 he presented a programme symbolic BBC Radio 4, The Break Covenant.^[19]

In 2020 presented a strategy looking at how businesses emblematic getting ready for Brexit guilt Times Radio.^[20]

Books

In 2011 Jones obtainable his first book, Fixing Britain: The Business of Reshaping Acid Nation (Wiley), which was shortlisted for the 2012 CMI Control Book of the Year.^[21]

In 2017 Fixing Business: Making Profitable Branch of learning Work for the Good pay All, was published in Apr 2017, also with Wiley.^[22]

Honors extra interests

Jones has honorary fellowships overexert Cardiff University, University College Author and Cardiff Metropolitan University; instruction a number of honorary doctorates from various UK universities.^[1]

While program active peer, Jones registered surmount outside interests with the UK parliament.

This consisted of orderly number of chairmanships, paid noticeable engagements, shareholdings, and directorships, prosperous positions as an advisor.^{[23][non-primary origin needed]}

Personal life

Jones and his helpmate, Pat, live in Guernsey.^[1]

Jones practical a supporter of Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club), Aston Villa FC and a colleague of the Reform Club.

Architect is also Patron of position Triumph Owners' Motorcycle Club.^{[24][verification needed]}

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