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John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. John Taylor was made a Life Peer as Baron Taylor of Warwick, of Warwick in the County of Warwickshire in 1996, as the first black Conservative peer. He was also Chancellor of Bournemouth University.
Biography
LAW
- 1976 – BA (Hons) Law Degree
- 1978 – Gray’s Inn Advocacy Award winner
- 1978 – Called to the Bar, Barrister-at-Law
- 1997 – Appointed by Lord Chancellor as Judge
- 1999 – Honorary Doctorate in Law, LLD, Warwick University
CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
- Non-executive Director, Mottram Holdings plc
- Consultant, Kleinwort Benson Bank
- Chancellor, Bournemouth University
- Chairman, Warwick Communications Ltd
- Vice President, National Small Business Bureau
- Vice President, British Board of Film Classification
KEYNOTE SPEECHES INCLUDE
- Keynote Speaker, National MBA Business Conference, Detroit, USA
- Keynote Speaker, 50th Human Rights Conference, Moscow, Russia
- International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, United Nations, New York
MEDIA
- TV and Radio Presenter, Crime Stalker (Carlton TV), Talk About (BBC1), The John Taylor Programme (BBC Radio2), Powerhouse (Channel 4)
POLITICS
- 1986-90 – Solihull Borough Councillor
- 1990-91 – Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and Ministers of State
- 1992 – Parliamentary Candidate for Cheltenham
- 1996 – Life Peerage
- 1997 – Introduced and carried through the Criminal Evidence Amendment Act 1997
- 2007 – All Party Parliamentary Information Select Committee
COMMUNITY
- 1992-4 Non Executive Director, North West Thames Regional Health Authority
- Former Warwickshire Colts County Cricketer
- England International Parliamentary Soccer XI
- Former Aston Villa FC Youth Team
- Committee member, Royal Television Society
- Committee member, Variety Club Children’s Charity
- Committee member, Radio Academy
- Patron, Parents for Children Charity
- Patron, Kidscape
- Committee member, SCAR (Sickle Cell Anaemia Relief)
- President, African Caribbean Westminster Business Initiative
- President, West Indian Senior Citizens’ Association
- President, Ilford Town Football Club
- Director, The Warwick Leadership Foundation
- Patron, Aston Villa Football Club
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