Francis Baring, 6th Baron Northbrook
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Francis Thomas Baring, 6th Baron Northbrook (born 21 February 1954), is a British peer
and Conservative
politician.
The son of Francis John Baring, 5th Baron Northbrook and Rowena Margaret Manning, Northbrook was educated at Winchester College and took a BA in History at Bristol University. He became a Trainee Chartered Accountant at Dixon Wilson & Co from 1976 to 1980. He then worked at Baring Brothers & Co as a Credit Analyst between 1981 and 1983. In 1983, he moved into the Asset Management side at Baring Investment Management as an Investment Analyst between 1983 and 1985. From 1985 to 1989 he was in the Private Client Department at Baring Investment Management. He then became a Senior Investment Manager at Taylor Young Investment from 1990 to 1993 and at Smith and Williamson Securities from 1993 to 1995. He was then the cofounder and Director of the award winning Mars Asset Management between 1996 and 2006. Now he is a founding Trustee of Fortune Forum (see below).
Lord Northbrook took his seat in the House of Lords
on the death of his father in 1990. He is now one of the ninety two hereditary peer
s who remain in the House of Lords
after the House of Lords Act
of 1999. Lord Northbrook sits on the Conservative
benches and was an Opposition Whip
in the House of Lords
from 1999 to 2000. He speaks on Treasury, Constitutional, and Agricultural matters.
In 1987 Lord Northbrook married Amelia Sarah Elizabeth Taylor. They have three daughters, but were divorced in 2006. There is no heir to the Barony of Northbrook. However, there is an heir to the Baronetcy also held by Lord Northbrook, namely his distant relative Peter Baring.
Lord Northbrook's home in Hampshire was destroyed by fire on 4 December 2005. One hundred firefighters were at the scene (with the swimming pool being used as a water store http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4496764.stm) in an attempt to salvage Lord Northbrook's personal belongings. Some art was saved and later sold to Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
(http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=538) as a consequence of the divorce.
He is now A Founding Trustee of the Fortune Forum Charity which in its first year raised over £1 million for Global Poverty, Global Health, and Climate Change Charities with ex-President Bill Clinton as guest speaker at its first event in 2006. Al Gore, Nobel Prize winner and former Vice President of the USA, spoke at their second event at the end of November 2007.
His main hobbies are shooting, cricket, fishing, and skiing. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society: his Clubs are Whites, Pratts and the Beefsteak.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
The son of Francis John Baring, 5th Baron Northbrook and Rowena Margaret Manning, Northbrook was educated at Winchester College and took a BA in History at Bristol University. He became a Trainee Chartered Accountant at Dixon Wilson & Co from 1976 to 1980. He then worked at Baring Brothers & Co as a Credit Analyst between 1981 and 1983. In 1983, he moved into the Asset Management side at Baring Investment Management as an Investment Analyst between 1983 and 1985. From 1985 to 1989 he was in the Private Client Department at Baring Investment Management. He then became a Senior Investment Manager at Taylor Young Investment from 1990 to 1993 and at Smith and Williamson Securities from 1993 to 1995. He was then the cofounder and Director of the award winning Mars Asset Management between 1996 and 2006. Now he is a founding Trustee of Fortune Forum (see below).
Lord Northbrook took his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on the death of his father in 1990. He is now one of the ninety two hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s who remain in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the House of Lords Act
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
of 1999. Lord Northbrook sits on the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
benches and was an Opposition Whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
from 1999 to 2000. He speaks on Treasury, Constitutional, and Agricultural matters.
In 1987 Lord Northbrook married Amelia Sarah Elizabeth Taylor. They have three daughters, but were divorced in 2006. There is no heir to the Barony of Northbrook. However, there is an heir to the Baronetcy also held by Lord Northbrook, namely his distant relative Peter Baring.
Lord Northbrook's home in Hampshire was destroyed by fire on 4 December 2005. One hundred firefighters were at the scene (with the swimming pool being used as a water store http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4496764.stm) in an attempt to salvage Lord Northbrook's personal belongings. Some art was saved and later sold to Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II , is the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Georgina von Wilczek . He also bears the titles Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf, Count of Rietberg...
(http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=538) as a consequence of the divorce.
He is now A Founding Trustee of the Fortune Forum Charity which in its first year raised over £1 million for Global Poverty, Global Health, and Climate Change Charities with ex-President Bill Clinton as guest speaker at its first event in 2006. Al Gore, Nobel Prize winner and former Vice President of the USA, spoke at their second event at the end of November 2007.
His main hobbies are shooting, cricket, fishing, and skiing. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society: his Clubs are Whites, Pratts and the Beefsteak.