Jesse Norman
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Alexander Jesse Norman (born 23 June 1962) a British
Conservative
politician who is the Member of Parliament
for Hereford and South Herefordshire
. He was selected at an open primary in December 2006. He was a director at Barclays before leaving the City
in 1997 to research and teach at University College London
. Prior to that he ran an educational charity in Eastern Europe during and after the communist period.
He was educated at Eton College
and Merton College, Oxford
, graduating with a second in Classics. He did further study at UCL, where he held an honorary research fellowship in philosophy
. His books include The Achievement of Michael Oakeshott (ed), Breaking the Habits of a Lifetime and After Euclid. He is a director of The Roundhouse
, a company that his father Torquil Norman
bought for £3million, an urban regeneration project for young people in London, and serves on the boards of the Hay Festival
, the Kindle Centre in Hereford and the Friends of St Mary's Ross-on-Wye.
Norman is a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange
, and writes regularly for the national press. He is widely regarded as one of the architects of the New Conservatism
. His book "Compassionate Conservatism" (2006) has been described as "the guidebook to Cameronism" by the Sunday Times, and its successor "Compassionate Economics" as "the most intelligent political tract of 2009, and the best analysis of the credit crunch" by Daniel Hannan
. His other policy publications include "Living for the City" (2006) and "From Here to Fraternity" (2007).
His latest book is The Big Society (2010) - published by University of Buckingham Press. He is a member of the Treasury Select Committee, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Employee Ownership and Founder of the PFI Rebate Campaign.
United Kingdom
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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 who is the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hereford and South Herefordshire
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Hereford and South Herefordshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprises the city of Hereford and most of south Herefordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:Following a review...
. He was selected at an open primary in December 2006. He was a director at Barclays before leaving the City
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
in 1997 to research and teach at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. Prior to that he ran an educational charity in Eastern Europe during and after the communist period.
He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
, graduating with a second in Classics. He did further study at UCL, where he held an honorary research fellowship in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. His books include The Achievement of Michael Oakeshott (ed), Breaking the Habits of a Lifetime and After Euclid. He is a director of The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...
, a company that his father Torquil Norman
Torquil Norman
Sir Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman CBE is a British businessman, aircraft enthusiast, and arts philanthropist.-Life:An Old Etonian, graduate of Harvard and Trinity College, Cambridge, he stands 6' 7". Torquil gained his pilot’s licence at eighteen, did National Service in the Fleet Air Arm and...
bought for £3million, an urban regeneration project for young people in London, and serves on the boards of the Hay Festival
Hay Festival
The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales for ten days from May to June. Devised by Norman and Peter Florence in 1988, the festival was described by Bill Clinton in 2001 as "The Woodstock of the mind"...
, the Kindle Centre in Hereford and the Friends of St Mary's Ross-on-Wye.
Norman is a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange
Policy Exchange
Policy Exchange is a British conservative think tank based in London. The Daily Telegraph has described it as "the largest, but also the most influential think tank on the right"...
, and writes regularly for the national press. He is widely regarded as one of the architects of the New Conservatism
Compassionate conservatism
Compassionate Conservatism is a political philosophy that stresses using traditionally conservative techniques and concepts in order to improve the general welfare of society. The term itself is often credited to U.S. historian and politician Doug Wead who used it as the title of a speech in 1979....
. His book "Compassionate Conservatism" (2006) has been described as "the guidebook to Cameronism" by the Sunday Times, and its successor "Compassionate Economics" as "the most intelligent political tract of 2009, and the best analysis of the credit crunch" by Daniel Hannan
Daniel Hannan
Daniel John Hannan is a British journalist, author and politician who is currently a Member of the European Parliament, representing South East England for the Conservative Party and the European Conservatives and Reformists political group...
. His other policy publications include "Living for the City" (2006) and "From Here to Fraternity" (2007).
His latest book is The Big Society (2010) - published by University of Buckingham Press. He is a member of the Treasury Select Committee, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Employee Ownership and Founder of the PFI Rebate Campaign.
External links
- Jesse Norman MP official website
- Jesse Norman campaign website
- Profile at the Conservative Party
- The 100 most influential Conservattives in Britiain according to the Daily Telegraph
- Compassionate Economics