Ken Harry Clarke
Director/Board Member at Independent News & Media (UK) /London Regional Newspaper Ops/
Profile
Mr. Clarke was UK Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997 and was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Rushcliffe in the 1970 - a seat he has retained to this day.
His career in the House has been long and diverse.
After the general election of 1979, he was a junior Minister in the Department of Transport before being appointed Minister for Health in 1982.
Mr. Clarke joined the Cabinet in 1985 as Paymaster General and Minister for Employment, and following the 1987 general election, became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Trade & Industry.
He subsequently held the posts of Secretary of State for Health, Education & Science and Home Office before becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer in May 1993, a position he held until the general election of May 1997.
He was previously Deputy Chairman of British American Tobacco and Alliance Unichem.
He has been a director of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust along with Independent News and Media Limited., and has served as an advisor to Centaurus Capital.
He is currently on the board of Agcapita GP Corp.
Educated at Nottingham High School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Mr. Clarke became interested in politics when he was President of Cambridge Union.
A barrister-at-law and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1980, he was elected Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe in the 1970 General Election and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997.
Mr. Clarke first came across British American Tobacco early in Margaret Thatcher's government.
Ken Harry Clarke active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Independent News & Media (UK) /London Regional Newspaper Ops/ | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ken Harry Clarke
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Agcapita Partners LP
 Agcapita Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Agcapita Partners LP is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2007 by Stephen H. Johnston. Agcapita Partners LP is headquartered in Calgary. | Director/Board Member | 2009-05-20 |
| INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA | Director/Board Member | 2009-12-30 |
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. | Director/Board Member | 2008-04-29 |
| F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC | Director/Board Member | 2007-05-03 |
Alliance UniChem Plc
 Alliance UniChem Plc Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Alliance UniChem is a healthcare distribution group focused on providing healthcare services. The company's core businesses are pharmaceutical wholesaling and retail pharmacy. It has more than 100,000 pharmacies, hospitals and health centres supplied by more than 250 warehouses in the UK, Norway, The Netherlands and Italy. The company delivers healthcare products and services in 12 countries. Through subsidiary UniChem the company distributes drugs and other health care products to pharmacies and hospitals across the UK. The Alliance Santé unit, also a drug distributor, is strongest in France and Italy. The company also sells first aid supplies to industrial clients and offers financing, pension, and insurance services to client pharmacies | Director/Board Member | 2006-08-01 |
Training of Ken Harry Clarke
| University of Cambridge | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Private companies | 7 |
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F&C Investment Trust Plc
 F&C Investment Trust Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous F&C Investment Trust Plc is a closed-end investment trust. Its objective is to secure long-term growth in capital and income through a policy of investing primarily in an internationally diversified portfolio of publicly listed equities, as well as unlisted securities and private equity with the use of gearing. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Miscellaneous |
Alliance UniChem Plc
Alliance UniChem Plc Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Alliance UniChem is a healthcare distribution group focused on providing healthcare services. The company's core businesses are pharmaceutical wholesaling and retail pharmacy. It has more than 100,000 pharmacies, hospitals and health centres supplied by more than 250 warehouses in the UK, Norway, The Netherlands and Italy. The company delivers healthcare products and services in 12 countries. Through subsidiary UniChem the company distributes drugs and other health care products to pharmacies and hospitals across the UK. The Alliance Santé unit, also a drug distributor, is strongest in France and Italy. The company also sells first aid supplies to industrial clients and offers financing, pension, and insurance services to client pharmacies | Retail Trade |
Mediahuis Ireland Group Ltd.
 Mediahuis Ireland Group Ltd. Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Mediahuis Ireland Group Ltd. engages in the publication of newspaper and magazines. It offers printing, publishing, digital news platforms, digital classified sites, printing facilities, and distribution services. The company was founded by William Martin Murphy on December 31, 1904 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Consumer Services |
Savoy Asset Management Ltd.
 Savoy Asset Management Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Savoy Asset Management Ltd. provides investment management and stock brokerage services. The company is headquartered in Bracknell, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
| British American Racing (Holding) Ltd. | Consumer Services |
| Independent News & Media (UK) /London Regional Newspaper Ops/ | Consumer Services |
Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Agcapita Partners LP is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2007 by Stephen H. Johnston. Agcapita Partners LP is headquartered in Calgary. | Finance |
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