The Lord Wei | |
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韋鳴恩 | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2010 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nathanael Ming-Yan Wei 19 January 1977 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Shoreditch, London, England |
| Education | BA (Hons) French and German |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Member of the House of Lords Social entrepreneur Technology advisor |
| Nat Wei, Baron Wei | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 韋鳴恩[1] | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韦鸣恩 | ||||||||||
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Nathanael Ming-Yan Wei, Baron Wei (Chinese: 韋鳴恩;[1] born 19 January 1977), also known as Nat Wei, is an English social entrepreneur and advisor on technology, with an interest in social reform. He is the first British-born person of Hong Kong origin to have become a member of the House of Lords, sitting as a Conservative, and was the youngest member of the House from 2010 to 2016.[2] He was also previously an adviser to the UK Government on their Big Society project.[3]
Lord Wei is the founding partner of the Shaftesbury Partnership,[4][5] the founder of Maker Life, a member of the founding team of Teach First[4] and a former adviser at Absolute Return For Kids.[6] He is also a former fellow of the Young Foundation.[7] and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Lord Wei has also served as the Chairman of the Conservative Friends of the Chinese, but stepped down in August 2020. He is a business and technology advisor and board member for a number of businesses, including most including most recently Future Planet Capital,[8] and sits as a member of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee.
- ^ a b BBC 中文网 (17 June 2010). "視頻：英國華裔男爵韋鳴恩專訪一" [Video: British Chinese baron Nat Wei Exclusive Interview 1]. BBC 中文网. BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ UK Parliament
- ^ "Government launches Big Society programme" (Press release). No 10 (British Prime Minister's Office). 18 May 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Pass notes No 2,921: Lord Wei". The Guardian. London. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Who we are". The Shaftesbury Partnership. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Ramesh, Randeep (22 June 2010). "Interview with Mr Big Society". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Young Foundation fellow appointed new advisor to Government". The Young Foundation. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Team". Future Planet Capital. Retrieved 16 January 2024.