The Viscount Ridley | |
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 Ridley in 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 8 February 2013 – 17 December 2021 [a] | |
| Preceded by | The 13th Earl Ferrers |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Strathcarron |
| Chairman of Northern Rock | |
| In office April 2004 – October 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Riddell |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Sanderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew White Ridley 7 February 1958 Northumberland, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Rose Paterson (sister) |
| Residence(s) | Blagdon Hall, Northumberland |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Occupation | Journalist, businessman, politician |
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| Employer | |
| Other titles | 9th Baronet (of Blagdon) |
| Website | mattridley |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Mating system of the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Chris Perrins[4] |
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, DL, FRSL, FMedSci (born 7 February 1958),[3][1] is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics,[5] and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to its nationalisation.[6]
Ridley is a libertarian,[7] and a staunch supporter of Brexit.[8] He inherited the viscountcy in February 2012 and was a Conservative hereditary peer from February 2013, with an elected seat in the House of Lords,[9][10][11] until his retirement in December 2021.[12]
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- ^ a b "Ridley, 5th Viscount". Who's Who. Vol. 2007 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Northumberland Lord-Lieutenant". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Dr Matthew Ridley FMedSci". Academy of Medical Sciences. 2004. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016.
Specialities: interpreting genomics and conveying genetics to the public, especially how genes and environment interact
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- ^ "Ridley quits as Northern Rock chairman". the Guardian. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Monbiot, George (23 October 2007). "Governments aren't perfect, but it's the libertarians who bleed us dry". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- ^ The Times, January 2017 [1]
- ^ "Ex-Northern Rock chairman Ridley joins Lords". BBC News. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Viscount Ridley: Spoken material by date". Parliamentary Business. 2013.
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