The Rt Hon Francis Maude, MP

Career: called to the Bar Inner Temple 1977 (Law scholarship, Forster Boulton Prize), barr in chambers of Sir Michael Havers, QC, MP (later Lord Havers); memb Westminster City Cncl 1978-84; MP (Cons): Warwickshire N 1983-92, Horsham 1997-; PPS to Hon Peter Morrison as min of state for Employment 1984-85, a Govt whip 1985-87; Parly under sec of state: corporate and consumer affrs DTI 1987-88, corporate affrs 1988-89; min of state FCO 1989-90, financial sec to the Treasy 1990-92; shadow culture sec 1997-98, shadow chllr of the Exchequer 1998-2000, shadow foreign sec 2000-01, chm Cons Pty 2005-07, shadow min for the Cabinet Office and shadow chllr of the Duchy of Lancaster 2007-10, min for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster Gen 2010-; chm HM Govt Deregulation Task Force 1994-97; advsr to Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp on bid for Midland Bank 1992, a dir of corporate finance (head of Privatisation Unit) Salomon Brothers International 1992-93, head of privatisation and an md Morgan Stanley 1993-97; non-exec chm: Prestbury Holdings plc 2002-, Incepta 2004-06; non-exec dir: Asda Group plc 1992-99, Brit Insurance 1994-99, Benfield Gp 1999- (dep chm 2003-); chm of govrs Abingdon Sch 1994-2003