Treasurer of the Conservative Party

The office of Treasurer of the Conservative Party was established in 1911, along with that of Chairman, as part of a wider reorganisation of the Conservative and Unionist Party's machinery following the party's failure to win the general elections of January and December 1910.[1]

The officeholders are responsible for fundraising, and in recent years, have sat on the Conservative Party Board.

List

This is a list of Treasurers of the Conservative Party.[2]

NameFromTo DeputyNotes
The Lord Farquhar19111923 Created Viscount Farquhar in 1917, and Earl Farquhar in 1922
Sir George Younger19231929 Created Viscount Younger of Leckie in 1923
Sir Samuel Hoare MP19291931 MP (1910-44); created Viscount Templewood in 1944
The Lord Ebbisham19311933
The Lord Greenwood19331938 Created Viscount Greenwood in 1937
The Lord Marchwood19381946 Created Viscount Marchwood in 1945
Christopher Holland-Martin19471960 Also an MP from 1951-1960; Died in office
The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley19481952 Created Viscount De L'Isle in 1956
Oliver Poole19521955 Created Baron Poole of Aldgate in 1958
Henry Studholme MP19561962 MP (1952-66); created a Baronet in 1956
Robert Allan MP19601965 MP (1951-66); created Baron Allan of Kilmahew in 1973
Richard Stanley19621965 Former MP (1950-6)
The Lord Chelmer19651977
Sir Tatton Brinton MP19661974 MP (1964-74)
Sir Arnold Silverstone19741977 Created Baron Ashdown in 1975; Died in office
William Clark MP19741975 MP (1959-66, 1970-92); created Baron Clark of Kempston in 1992
Alistair McAlpine19751990 Created Baron McAlpine of West Green in 1984
The Lord Boardman19791983 Former MP (1967-74)
Sir Oulton Wade19821990 Created Baron Wade of Chorlton in 1990
Sir Charles Johnston19841988 Created Baron Johnston of Rockport in 1987
Sir Hector Laing19881993 Created Baron Laing of Dunphail in 1991
The Lord Beaverbrook19901992
Sir John Cope MP19901992 MP (1974-97); created Baron Cope of Berkeley in 1997
Tim Smith MP19921994 MP (1977-9; 1982-97); Resigned as Treasurer during the 1994 Cash-for-questions affair
Philip Harris19931997 Created Baron Harris of Peckham in 1995
Charles Hambro19931997 Created Baron Hambro in 1994
Sir Graham Kirkham19971998 Created Baron Kirkham in 1999
Michael Ashcroft19982001 Created Baron Ashcroft in 2000
Howard Leigh2000present Created Baron Leigh of Hurley in 2013
Sir Stanley Kalms20012003 Created Baron Kalms in 2004
George Magan20032007 Created Baron Magan in 2011
Jonathan Marland20032007 Created Baron Marland in 2006
Michael Spencer20072010 Nominated for a peerage in 2013, 2015 and 2016, but blocked on each occasion by the House of Lords Appointments Commission[3][4][5] Created Baron Spencer at the fourth attempt in 2020
Richard Harrington20082010 Subsequently an MP (2010-9)
Stanley Fink20092013 Created Baron Fink in 2011
Peter Cruddas20112012 Created Baron Cruddas in 2020. Had resigned as Treasurer in 2012 over a "cash for access" scandal; successfully sued the Sunday Times over their allegations in 2013, but later had the Court of Appeal reduce his libel winnings from £180,000 to £50,000 in 2015, after they found the central "cash for access" allegation of the Sunday Times to be borne out by the facts, while other parts of their article were still deemed to be false and defamatory[6][7] Cruddas' nomination to the Lords had been opposed by the House of Lords Appointments Commission, who cited the Court of Appeal's ruling; however, Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first Prime Minister to disregard a veto from the vetting body, and announced Cruddas's peerage all the same.[8]
Michael Farmer20112015 Created Baron Farmer in 2014
James Lupton20132016 Created Baron Lupton in 2015
Andrew Fraser20162018 Jane KeeneCreated Baron Fraser of Corriegarth in 2016
Sir Mick Davis[9]20162019 Mike Chattey OBE
Ehud Sheleg[10]2019present Knighted in 2019

References
  1. Thevoz (2016), p. 4.
  2. Thevoz (2016), pp. 24-25.
  3. Oliver Ralph and George Parker, 'Michael Spencer’s allies decry ‘unfairness’ in lack of peerage', Financial Times, 24 July 2016, https://www.ft.com/content/c91fb30e-51a8-11e6-befd-2fc0c26b3c60
  4. May Bulman, 'David Cameron honours list: Peerage for former Tory treasurer caught up in City scandal 'blocked' by honours committee', The Independent, 2 August 2016, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-honours-list-blocked-peerage-michael-spencer-cronyism-tory-treasurer-city-scandal-a7167756.html
  5. Christopher Hope, 'David Cameron's resignation honours list humiliatingly blocked as committee vetoes peerage for former party treasurer', Daily Telegraph, 2 August 2016, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/01/david-camerons-resignation-honours-list-humiliatingly-blocked-as/
  6. Greenslade, Roy (17 March 2015). "Appeal court reduces damages award against Sunday Times to £50,000". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. Ponsford, Dominic (17 March 2015). "Sunday Times libel damages to Peter Cruddas reduced on appeal from £180k to £50k". Press Gazette. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. Letter from the Prime Minister to Lord Bew, 21 December 2020
  9. Deputy Political Editor, Sam Coates (2018-05-18). "Gallery chief who donated £550,000 set to become Tory treasurer". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  10. Deputy Political Editor, Sam Coates (2018-05-18). "Gallery chief who donated £550,000 set to become Tory treasurer". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

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