Andrew Sharpe, Baron Sharpe of Epsom

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The Lord Sharpe of Epsom
OBE
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Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
Assumed office
8 October 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
12 October 2020
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
Andrew Michael Gordon Sharpe

Andrew Michael Gordon Sharpe, Baron Sharpe of Epsom, OBE is a British broker and politician based in Surrey,[1] who was the President of the National Conservative Convention from 2017 to 2018 and has been its Chairman since July 2018.[2] He is also Vice Chair of the Policy Forum. He has worked to promote voluntary involvement in senior levels of the Conservative Party's organisation.[1]

Sharpe was nominated for a Life Peerage in the 2020 Political Honours by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He was created Baron Sharpe of Epsom on 15 September and introduced to the House of Lords on 12 October.[3] He made his maiden speech on 16 December 2020. He was appointed to the front bench in October 2021 in Johnson's Reshuffle.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "A powerful Tory body is re-electing its top team - but most members don't even know about it". Politics Home. 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Drinks Reception with Andrew Sharpe OBE, Chairman Conservative National Convention". Cities of London & Westminster.
  3. ^ "Lord Sharpe of Epsom". UK Parliament. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen
Baron Sharpe of Epsom
Followed by
The Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton


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