The Lord Nash | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School System | |
| In office 7 January 2013 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hill of Oareford |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Agnew of Oulton |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2013 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1949 |
| Education | Milton Abbey School, Dorset |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Occupation | investor |
John Alfred Stoddard Nash, Baron Nash (born 22 March 1949)[1] is a Venture Capitalist, also formerly a Conservative Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools.[2] Nash was chair of the British Venture Capital Association (1988–89),[1] on the board of the Conservative think-tank, the Centre for Policy Studies and a Trustee of the Education Policy Institute.[3] With his wife, Caroline Nash, he founded the charity Future, which was appointed by the Labour Government in 2008[4] to sponsor Future Academies, a trust managing school academies in London and Hertfordshire with a total of 7000 pupils;[5] he is joint chairman of the governors of Pimlico Academy, one of the institutions run by Future Academies. Future also supports other organisations focussed on less advantaged children and young people.[6]
- ^ a b Debrett's John Nash, Esq
- ^ Lord Nash
- ^ Centre for Policy Studies, cps board
- ^ Benn, Melissa (23 October 2007). "What kind of future is this?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Future Academies Website". Future Academies. December 2023.
- ^ "Lord Nash". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 December 2023.