Evgeny Lebedev
Russian-British businessman (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev, Baron Lebedev[1] (Russian: Евгений Александрович Лебедев, tr. Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Lebedev,[lower-alpha 1] pronounced [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈlʲebʲɪdʲɪf]; born 8 May 1980), is a Russian-British businessman, who owns Lebedev Holdings Ltd, which in turn owns the Evening Standard and ESTV (London Live). He is also an investor in The Independent.[3]
The Lord Lebedev | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 19 November 2020 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev (1980-05-08) 8 May 1980 (age 43) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Russian and British |
Political party | Crossbench |
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Relatives | Vladimir Sokolov (grandfather) |
Residence(s) | London, England |
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In July 2020, Lebedev was nominated for a life peerage by British prime minister Boris Johnson for philanthropy and services to the media, a move that drew criticism.[4][5][6] He was appointed to be a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords as Lord Lebedev in November 2020.[7] His full title is Baron Lebedev, of Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and of Siberia in the Russian Federation.[8]