Sir Emmanuel Kaye was a millionaire

Millionaire

A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. It can also be a person who owns one million units of currency in a bank account or savings account...

 British

United Kingdom

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 industrialist and philanthropist. He was also a member of the CBI

Confederation of British Industry

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 council from 1976 to 1989, and its financial policy committee from 1985 to 1992. Once a strong supporter of the Conservative party

Conservative Party (UK)

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, he was persuaded by Lord Levy to contribute substantially to Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...

's Labour Leader's Office Fund

Labour Leader's Office Fund

The Labour Leader's Office Fund was a blind trust established and run by Lord Levy to finance Tony Blair's work in opposition before the 1997 General Election...

 before the 1997 General Election.

Among major beneficiaries of his philanthropy was Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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, which made him an Honorary Member in 1994. He was Vice-Chairman (1981-5) and Chairman (1985–99) of the Thrombosis Research Trust.

External links

• Labour Party PLC: New Labour as a Party of Business -- lengthy extract from David Osler
  David Osler
  David Osler is a British author, journalist and blogger. He was educated at Wellingborough Grammar School, City of London Polytechnic and the London School of Economics....
  
  's book about Labour fundraising and the Labour Leader's Office Fund
  Labour Leader's Office Fund
  The Labour Leader's Office Fund was a blind trust established and run by Lord Levy to finance Tony Blair's work in opposition before the 1997 General Election...