Ewen Alexander Nicholas Fergusson

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This article is about the businessman and former lawyer. For the golfer, see Ewen Ferguson. For his father, the former diplomat and rugby player, see Ewen Fergusson.

Ewen Alexander Nicholas Fergusson (born November 1965)[1] is a former lawyer appointed to serve on the Committee on Standards in Public Life from August 2021,[2] an appointment which has led to accusations of cronyism by the opposition British Labour Party.[2]

Life[]

Fergusson is the son of Ewen Alastair John Fergusson and Sara Carolyn Montgomery Cuninghame (nee Gordon Lennox).[3]. Fergusson followed his father's educational path via Rugby School and Oriel College, Oxford.[4]

At Oriel Fergusson joined the Bullingdon Club, an exclusive dining society with an apparent objective to cause mayhem and damage while under the influence of alcohol.[4] Fergusson's group of 1987 included two members who were to become British prime ministers, David Cameron and Boris Johnson.[4] The group were noted for throwing a plant pot through a restaurant window with six of the group of ten being apprehended by police.[4] There have been allegations, that Fergusson, noted as being the "quiet one" of the group was the one who threw the plant pot, though there is uncertainty.[4][a]

Fergusson qualified as a lawyer,[2] and joined the international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills in 2010,{[5] where he was to become a partner,[4] before leaving in 2018 to become an self-employed business advisor.[2] As of July 2021 Fergusson was noted as a non-magistrate member of the Lord Chancellor’s advisory committee for South East England, as well as having roles as co-producer in a number of film projects.[6]

It was announced in July 2021 Fergusson was to have a five-year appointment to the Committee on Standards in Public Life starting in August.[2] Due to Fergusson's previous associations with prime minister Boris Johnson, the British Labour Party opposition accused the incumbent Conservative Party of cronyism, a claim rejected by the British government who stated the appointment was the result of "fair and open competition."[2]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Adams for is careful to point out there are discrepancies in people's recollection of the "plant plot" incident,[4] and the truth may be different

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Companies House 2002.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f BBC 2021.
  3. ^ Scotsman Newsroom 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Adams 2007.
  5. ^ Syal 2021.
  6. ^ Gov.UK 2021.

Sources[]

  • Adams, Guy (13 February 2007). "Cameron's cronies: The Bullingdon Club's class of '87". The Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  • BBC (16 July 2021). "Boris Johnson's university friend gets ethics watchdog role". BBC/news. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  • Companies House (2002). "Ewen Alexander Nicholas Fergusson". Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  • Gov.UK (2021). "Ewen Fergusson". gov.uk. Biography. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  • Scotsman Newsroom (9 May 2017). "Obituary: Sir Ewen Fergusson, rugby international and diplomat". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  • Syal, Rajeev (15 July 2021). "Ex-Bullingdon Club member appointed to Whitehall's sleaze watchdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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