Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton
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Paul Clive Deighton, Baron Deighton,[1] KBE (born 18 January 1956) is a British Conservative politician who served as Commercial Secretary to HM Treasury from January 2013 to May 2015. Deighton is a former investment banker who previously served as Chief Executive of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), the organisation responsible for planning the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Lord DeightonKBE, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury ...
The Lord Deighton | |
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Commercial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 3 January 2013 – 14 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Chancellor | George Osborne |
Preceded by | The Lord Sassoon |
Succeeded by | The Lord O'Neill of Gatley |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 1 November 2012 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-01-18) 18 January 1956 (age 68) Carshalton, Surrey, UK |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Deighton is now Chairman of The Economist Group.