100 Notable alumni of
City, University of London
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The City, University of London is 415th in the world, 145th in Europe, and 33rd in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the City, University of London sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Margaret Thatcher
- Occupations
- autobiographerpoliticianbarristerchemiststatesperson
- Biography
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister, she implemented economic policies that became known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws in law
- Occupations
- barristerwriterfreedom fighterautobiographertrade unionist
- Biography
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Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, statesman, secular humanist, social democrat, and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, his books written in prison, such as Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929), An Autobiography (1936) and The Discovery of India (1946), have been read around the world. The honorific Pandit has been commonly applied before his name.
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Tony Blair
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- diplomatlawyerpoliticianinternational forum participantautobiographer
- Biography
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Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994. Blair was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. He is the second-longest-serving prime minister in post-war British history (after Margaret Thatcher) and the longest-serving Labour politician to have held the office.
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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- freedom fighterpoliticianbarristereconomistjurist
- Biography
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Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, commonly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was an Indian independence nationalist and barrister who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a significant role in the country's struggle for independence and its political integration. In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning "Chief" in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Persian. He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
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Clement Attlee
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- diplomatpoliticianprofessor
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Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Minister during the wartime coalition government under Winston Churchill, and served twice as Leader of the Opposition from 1935 to 1940 and from 1951 to 1955. Attlee remains the longest serving Labour leader and is widely considered by historians and members of the public through various polls to be one of the greatest Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom.
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
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- diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a Pakistani barrister, politician, and statesman. He served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. Bhutto founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution.
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H. H. Asquith
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- diplomatpoliticianbarrister
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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC, FRS, generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last Liberal Party prime minister to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition. He played a major role in the design and passage of major liberal legislation and a reduction of the power of the House of Lords. In August 1914, Asquith took Great Britain and the British Empire into the First World War. During 1915, his government was vigorously attacked for a shortage of munitions and the failure of the Gallipoli Campaign. He formed a coalition government with other parties but failed to satisfy critics, was forced to resign in December 1916 and never regained power.
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Roger Scruton
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with bar in licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- philosopher
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Sir Roger Vernon Scruton, FBA, FRSL was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views.
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Jay Shetty
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- 1987-.. (age 37)
- Occupations
- spiritual teacherlife coachoratorinfluencermonk
- Biography
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Jay Shetty is a British podcaster, author, and life coach. He is also a co-founder of Sama Tea.
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Nana Akufo-Addo
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- lawyerinternational forum participantpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 2017. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the Kufuor-led administration.
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Shaun Wallace
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- barristertelevision personality
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Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace is an English barrister, lecturer and television personality. He is one of the six "chasers" on the ITV quiz show The Chase. Wallace is a part-time lecturer and visits schools, colleges and other institutions to educate students on aspects of law. In 2004, he won Mastermind and was ranked 286th in the World Quizzing Championships in 2012.
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Esther McVey
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- television presenterexecutive producerpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Esther Louise McVey is a British politician and television presenter serving as Minister of State without Portfolio since 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2017, having previously been the MP for Wirral West from 2010 to 2015. She previously served in cabinet as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2018 and Minister of State for Housing and Planning from 2019 to 2020.
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Micky Flanagan
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- stand-up comediancomedian
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Michael John Flanagan is an English comedian. Flanagan has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured Britain with stand-up shows. He presented Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? for Radio 4 and has appeared on various TV shows including Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Was It Something I Said?, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and I Love My Country.
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Sophie Raworth
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- journalistnews presenterbroadcastertelevision presenter
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Sophie Jane Raworth is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News (mainly BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten). She has been a television presenter for state occasions and has also presented the BBC's Election Night coverage, alongside other presenters.
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Abi Titmuss
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- modeltelevision presenterpoker playerfilm actoractor
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Abigail Evelyn Titmuss is an English actress, television personality and poker player. She is also a former glamour model and nurse.
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Muhtar Kent
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- entrepreneurbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
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Ahmet Muhtar Kent is a Turkish-American business executive. He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company. He became CEO in 2008, and chairman in 2009.
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David Lammy
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- politician
- Biography
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David Lammy is an English politician and lawyer serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since the 2000 Tottenham by-election.
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Jo Whiley
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- television presenterjournalist
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Johanne Whiley-Morton, better known by her professional name Jo Whiley, is an English radio DJ and television presenter. She was the host of the long-running weekday later weekend Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1. She currently presents her weekday evening Radio 2 show. She is also the main presenter for the BBC's Glastonbury Festival coverage.
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Stelios Haji-Ioannou
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- international forum participantbusinessperson
- Biography
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Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is a Greek Cypriot entrepreneur. Born into a wealthy ship-owning family, he is best known for founding the low-cost airline easyJet and the Stelmar shipping line with start-up funds provided by his father, Loucas. easyJet's foundation in 1995 marked the beginning of a series of ventures marketed under the "easy" brand, managed by easyGroup and chaired by Haji-Ioannou.
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Tobias Ellwood
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- army soldierpolitician
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Tobias Martin Ellwood is a British Conservative Party politician and soldier who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East since 2005. He chaired the Defence Select Committee from 2020 to 2023, and was Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel at the Ministry of Defence from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his political career, Ellwood served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of captain. He transferred to the Army Reserve and has gone to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 77th Brigade.
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Tiff Needell
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- Formula One drivertelevision presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell is a British racing driver and television presenter. He is a presenter of Lovecars, and formerly served as co-presenter of Top Gear and Fifth Gear.
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Sarah Harrison
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- editorjournalist
- Biography
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Sarah Harrison is a British former WikiLeaks section editor. She worked with the WikiLeaks' legal defence and has been described as Julian Assange's closest adviser. Harrison accompanied National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden on a high-profile flight from Hong Kong to Moscow while he was sought by the United States government.
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Anerood Jugnauth
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Sir Anerood Jugnauth Yadav, GCSK, PV, KCMG, PC, QC was a Mauritian statesman, politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and 1990s, he was Leader of the Opposition from 1976 to 1982. He served four consecutive terms as prime minister from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003. He was then elected as President, serving as such from 2003 to 2012. Following his party's victory in the 2014 general elections, he served his sixth and final term as prime minister, becoming the nation's longest serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who held the office for 14 years.
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Robert Buckland
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- politician
- Biography
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Sir Robert James Buckland is a British politician who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from 2019 to 2021. He later served as Secretary of State for Wales from July to October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South Swindon since 2010.
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Samira Ahmed
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- journalist
- Biography
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Samira Ahmed is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster at the BBC, where she presents Front Row on Radio 4 and Newswatch on the BBC News channel and BBC One during BBC Breakfast, and regularly presents radio documentaries. Her recent documentaries include Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse(March 2022). She has presented Radio 3's Night Waves and Radio 4's PM, The World Tonight, Today, Sunday and has presented the Proms for BBC Four.
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Faisal Islam
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- journalisteditorinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Faisal Islam is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and the occasional presenter of Newsnight. He was the political editor of Sky News from 2014 to 2019, and from May 2004 was business correspondent and later economics editor of Channel 4 News until June 2014.
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Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
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- aristocratbarrister
- Biography
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Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, styled as Lord Courtenay from 1998 until 2015, is an English hereditary peer and barrister. He is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, having been elected at a by-election in 2018.
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Carwyn Jones
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- barristerpolitician
- Biography
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Carwyn Howell Jones is a Welsh politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2009 to 2018. He served as Counsel General for Wales from 2007 to 2009. Jones served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Bridgend from 1999 to 2021.
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Stav Shaffir
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- writerpoliticianinternational forum participantactivistjournalist
- Biography
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Stav Shaffir is an Israeli politician. She is the leader of the Green Party and was a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Union alliance. She came to national prominence as one of the leaders of the 2011 Israeli social justice protests, focusing on housing, public services, income inequality and democracy, and later became spokeswoman of the movement. She was subsequently elected to the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party in 2013. The party contested the 2015 elections as part of the Zionist Union alliance, with Shaffir retaining her seat. She was re-elected again in the April 2019 elections, in which Labor ran alone. However, after losing a Labor leadership election to Amir Peretz in June 2019, she left the party and resigned from the Knesset and became head of the Green Movement. Her new party formed the Democratic Union alongside Meretz and the Israel Democratic Party. Shaffir lost her Knesset seat in the 2020 election.
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Linda Papadopoulos
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- psychologistpodcaster
- Biography
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Linda Papadopoulos is a Canadian psychologist based in England.
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Kamal Ahmed
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- international forum participantjournalist
- Biography
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Kamal Ahmed is a British journalist, who was Editorial Director of BBC News. He was Economics Editor at the BBC until November 2018, and Business Editor from March 2014, until Simon Jack was appointed as his successor in February 2016.
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Fernando Botero Zea
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- Modern Defense
- Biography
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Fernando Botero Zea is a businessman and liberal politician of dual Colombia and Mexican nationalities, mainly known for having served as Minister of National Defense of Colombia and also for being an important businessman based in Mexico City. He is the son of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero and cultural promoter and icon Gloria Zea.
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Dermot Murnaghan
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- television presenterjournalistpresenter
- Biography
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Dermot John Murnaghan is a British media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He has been a presenter for numerous networks including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. He has presented news programmes in a variety of time slots since joining Sky News in 2007, until the end of February 2023.
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Donal MacIntyre
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- film directorjournalist
- Biography
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Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. He has also worked as a presenter of both television news and documentaries on various UK channels.
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Alex Chalk
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- politician
- Biography
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Alexander John Gervase Chalk is a British politician and barrister serving as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice since April 2023. He was elected Member of Parliament for Cheltenham in 2015. Chalk has previously served in other positions in the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defence, and as Solicitor General for England and Wales.
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Suzy Klein
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- television presenterjournalistmusic journalist
- Biography
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Suzanne Rebecca Klein is a British writer and radio and television presenter, specialising in music and arts programmes. Since October 2021, she has held the post of Head of Arts and Classical Music TV for the BBC.
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Sally Bundock
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- international forum participantjournalist
- Biography
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Sally Elizabeth Bundock is a British news chief presenter for BBC News, who presents The Briefing on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. She joined World Business Report in September 2002 and she presents its early morning edition, programming viewed mostly by audiences in European and international markets. Bundock has presented the 5am hour on BBC One, BBC World News and the BBC News channel since the early 2000s.
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Syed Kamall
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- politician
- Biography
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Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall is a British politician and academic, who from September to October 2022 served in HM Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care (2021–22).
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Wasim Sajjad
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Wasim Sajjad is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.
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Daniel Finkelstein
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- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Daniel William Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein, is a British journalist and politician. He is a former executive editor of The Times and remains a weekly political columnist. He is a former chairman of Policy Exchange who was succeeded by David Frum in 2014. He is chair of the think tank Onward. He was made a member of the House of Lords in August 2013, sitting as a Conservative.
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Aitzaz Ahsan
- Occupations
- barristerpolitician
- Biography
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Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served two times as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1997 and again from 2012 to 2015. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He was elected a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab in 1994. His tenure ended in March 2018.
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Namal Rajapaksa
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- rugby union playerpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the eldest son of Sri Lankan former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.
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Barbara Serra
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- news presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Barbara Serra is an Italian-born British-based broadcast journalist and TV newsreader. Serra studied at the London School of Economics, before becoming a journalist.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro
- Born in
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United Kingdom - Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with master's degree in journalism
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Lourdes "Lulu" Garcia-Navarro is an American journalist and an Opinion Audio podcast host for The New York Times. She was the host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday from 2017 to 2021, when she left NPR after 17 years at the network. Previously a foreign correspondent, she served as NPR's Jerusalem bureau chief. Her coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and her vivid dispatches of the Arab Spring uprisings brought Garcia-Navarro wide acclaim and five awards in 2012, including the Edward R. Murrow and Peabody Awards for her coverage of the Libyan revolt. She then moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, covering South America. Her series on the Amazon rainforest was a Peabody finalist and won an Edward R. Murrow award for best news series.
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Perry Christie
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- athletics competitorpolitician
- Biography
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Perry Gladstone Christie PC, MP is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017. He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian (behind Sir Roland Symonette who was first elected to parliament in 1925 and served until 1977), representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete. His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party, holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
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Ruby Hammer
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- make-up artist
- Biography
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Ruby Hammer MBE is a makeup artist and a fashion and beauty entrepreneur. She was awarded an MBE in 2007 for her long-standing contribution to the cosmetics industry.
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Anjali Rao
- Occupations
- reality television participantjournalist
- Biography
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Anjali Rao is an Australian global television news anchor and broadcast journalist. She starred on season 5 of The Real Housewives of Melbourne.
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Gary Younge
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- journalist
- Biography
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Gary Andrew Younge, is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and academic. He was editor-at-large for The Guardian newspaper, which he joined in 1993. In November 2019, it was announced that Younge had been appointed as professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and would be leaving his post at The Guardian, where he was a columnist for two decades, although he continued to write for the newspaper. He also writes for the New Statesman.
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Houda Nonoo
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- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country, and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.
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Durmuş Yılmaz
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Durmuş Yılmaz is a Turkish economist, politician and was the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey between 2006 and 2011.
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Javid Iqbal
- Occupations
- autobiographerbiographerjudgephilosopher
- Biography
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Javed Iqbal was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals.
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Spiros Kyprianou
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with Bachelor of Economics in commercial sciences, Bachelor's degree in commercial sciences, and economics
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerlegal counselor
- Biography
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Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou was a Cypriot barrister and politician, who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988. He also served as President of the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1976 to 1977 and then again from 1996 to 2001, as well as being President of the Democratic Party, which he founded, from 1976 to 2000.
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Christos Staïkouras
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participanteconomist
- Biography
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Christos Staikouras is a Greek economist and politician who is currently New Democracy's coordinator of economic affairs. Since the 2007 legislative election, he has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament (MP) for Phthiotis. After the 2019 election, he was appointed minister for finance in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis serving from 2019 to 2023.
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Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, is the former Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point, current Chair of the NHS Confederation and was one of the first individuals to become a People's Peer.
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Gamal Fahnbulleh
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- journalistbroadcasternews presenter
- Biography
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Gamal Fahnbulleh is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITV Granada. He presents Granada Reports, an evening news programme for North West England and the Isle of Man. He also is now a relief presenter across all ITV National News programmes.
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Evan Edinger
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- television producerYouTuber
- Biography
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Evan Edinger is an American-British YouTuber currently based in London.
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Sophie Walker
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- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Sophie Walker is a British political activist who was the founding leader of the Women's Equality Party (WE) in the United Kingdom.
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Lutfur Rahman
- Occupations
- solicitor
- Biography
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Mohammad Lutfur Rahman is a Bangladesh-born British politician and former solicitor serving as the directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the Aspire party since 2022, having previously held the post from 2010 to 2015 until being found guilty of electoral fraud and forced to resign.
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Ziauddin Sardar
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Ziauddin Sardar is a British-Pakistani scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and public intellectual who specialises in Muslim thought, the future of Islam, futurology and science and cultural relations. The author and editor of more than 50 books, Prospect magazine has named him as one of Britain's top 100 public intellectuals and The Independent newspaper calls him: 'Britain's own Muslim polymath'.
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Patrick O'Flynn
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Patrick James O'Flynn is an English journalist and Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2014 to 2019. He was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but defected to the Social Democratic Party in November 2018. Since 2019 he has written frequently for The Spectator.
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Kirsty Lang
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Kirsty Lang is a British journalist and broadcaster who works for BBC Radio and Television. Earlier in her career, she was on the staff of The Sunday Times and Channel 4 News, working as a presenter and reporter.
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John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick
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- barristerpolitician
- Biography
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John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. His full title is "The Lord Taylor of Warwick". In 1996, at the age of 44, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house.
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Polly Higgins
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied law
- Occupations
- barristerenvironmentalistwriter
- Biography
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Pauline Hélène "Polly" Higgins FRSGS was a Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist, described by Jonathan Watts in her obituary in The Guardian as, "one of the most inspiring figures in the green movement". She left her career as a lawyer to focus on environmental advocacy, and unsuccessfully lobbied the United Nations Law Commission to recognise ecocide as an international crime. Higgins wrote three books, including Eradicating Ecocide, and started the Earth Protectors group to raise funds to support the cause..
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James Dutton
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Sir James Benjamin "Jim" Dutton, KCB, CBE is a retired Royal Marines officer and former Governor of Gibraltar. He held various staff positions in his early career, before commanding 40 Commando. As a brigadier, he held two high-level staff posts—the first at the Ministry of Defence in London, as Director of NATO policy, and the second as a British liaison to The Pentagon shortly after the September 11 attacks, where he was involved in the planning for the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan.
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William Lewis
- Occupations
- international forum participantnewspaper editor
- Biography
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Sir William John Lewis is a British media executive who serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post. He was formerly chief executive of Dow Jones & Company and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Earlier in his career, he was known as a journalist and then editor.
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Joseph Mucheru
- Born in
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Kenya - Occupations
- international forum participantcivil servant
- Biography
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Joseph Wakaba Mucheru EGH was the former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications He was appointed by the then President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta. Joe held that office since from 2015 to 2022.
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Salam Pax
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- journalistbloggertranslatorwriter
- Biography
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Salam Pax is the pseudonym of Salam Abdulmunem, aka Salam al-Janabi (Arabic: سلام الجنابي), under which he became the "most famous blogger in the world" during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Along with a massive readership, his site "Where is Raed?" received notable media attention. The pseudonym consists of the word for "peace" in Arabic (salām) and in Latin (pax). His was one of the first instances of an individual's blog having a wide audience and impact.
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Tom Ilube
- Occupations
- activistbusiness executivephilanthropist
- Biography
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Thomas Segun Ilube is a British entrepreneur and educational philanthropist and chair of the Rugby Football Union making him the first black chair of a major sport in England. He was ranked first in the Powerlist 2017, an annual listing of the UK's 100 most powerful people with African or Afro-Caribbean heritage.
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Aris Spiliotopoulos
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Aris Spiliotopoulos is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party. He served as Minister for Tourism (2007–09) and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs from January to October 2009.
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Wendy Hall
- Occupations
- computer scientistuniversity teachermathematician
- Biography
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Dame Wendy Hall is a British computer scientist. She is Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
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Ramita Navai
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Ramita Navai is an Emmy and Robert F. Kennedy award-winning British-Iranian journalist, documentary producer and author. She has reported from over forty countries and has a reputation for investigations and work in hostile environments.
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Caroline Russell
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Caroline Russell is a British politician and activist serving as Leader of the Green Party in the London Assembly since October 2018, and a Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Londonwide since May 2016.
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James Bloodworth
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied political journalism
- Occupations
- writeroratoropinion journalistbloggerjournalist
- Biography
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James Bloodworth is an English journalist and writer.
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Joan McAlpine
- Occupations
- journalistauthorbloggerpolitician
- Biography
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Joan McAlpine is a former Scottish journalist and former Scottish National Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2011 to 2021. McAlpine is known for her opposition to reforming the Gender Recognition Act and for her views on sex and gender.
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Mai Atafo
- Occupations
- fashion designer
- Biography
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Ohimai Atafo professionally known as Mai Atafo is a Nigerian Fashion Designer known for his brand, Mai Atafo. He underwent training at the Savile Row Academy in Leeds, United Kingdom, to become a skilled tailor.
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Andy Field
- Occupations
- psychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Andy Field is an English academic currently serving as Professor of Quantitative Methods at the University of Sussex.
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Raoul Hyman
- Occupations
- racing automobile driver
- Biography
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Raoul Joshua Hyman is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Super Formula Championship for B-Max Racing. He is the 2022 Formula Regional Americas and 2018 F3 Asian Champion.
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Javier Álvarez
- Occupations
- academic musiciancomposer
- Biography
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Javier Álvarez Fuentes was a Mexican composer known for compositions that combined a variety of international musical styles and traditions, and that often utilized unusual instruments and new music technologies. Many of his works combine music technology with diverse instruments and influences from around the world. He taught internationally, in the UK and Sweden, and back in Mexico later in his career.
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Louise Cooper
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- blogger
- Biography
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Louise Cooper is a British Chartered Financial Analyst, journalist, and Times columnist, known for her work on the BBC World Service between 2002 and 2011 as a presenter and senior economics journalist for shows including Newshour and Europe Today. She writes a regular column for the newspaper The Times and publishes the financial blog CooperCity.
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David Heath
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David William St John Heath is a British optometrist and Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 1997 to 2015. He served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food from September 2012 to October 2013 in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.
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Dominic Selwood
- Occupations
- historianjournalistblogger
- Biography
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Dominic Selwood is an English historian, author, journalist and barrister. He has written several works of history, historical fiction and historical thrillers, most notably The Sword of Moses. and Anatomy of a Nation. A History of British Identity in 50 Documents. His background is in medieval history.
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Theodoros Skylakakis
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied economics
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Theodoros Skilakakis is a greek politician who served as Alternate Minister for Fiscal Policy of the Hellenic Republic in the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2020 to 2023, where he holds the portfolio of Government Expenditure. He is also a former Greek MEP, member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and Chairman of the Central Committee of the party Drassi.
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Mya Byrne
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwritercomposer
- Biography
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Mya Adriene Byrne is an American singer-songwriter whose works falls mostly in the Americana vein, a combination of folk, blues and country music. Based in New York for 13 years, Byrne currently resides in Brooklyn after 8 years in the Bay and performs solo or with various bands on both coasts. In 2014, Byrne publicly announced her transgender status and transition and has continued to work as a musician and performer.
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Donald Cameron
- Occupations
- aristocratpolitician
- Biography
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Donald Andrew John Cameron, is a Scottish Conservative politician, who has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland since 9 February 2024. He served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region from 2016 to 2024. In May 2021, he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture. In October 2023, he succeeded his father as the 28th Lochiel (i.e. hereditary chief) of Clan Cameron.
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Rhodri Marsden
- Occupations
- journalistguitaristblogger
- Biography
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Rhodri Marsden is a London-based writer and musician.
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Martha Spurrier
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- barristerjurist
- Biography
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Martha Spurrier is a British barrister and human rights campaigner. She is the director of the advocacy group Liberty, succeeding Shami Chakrabarti in 2016.
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Liu Mingkang
- Occupations
- bankerinternational forum participantpoliticianentrepreneur
- Biography
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Liu Mingkang is a former Chinese politician, public servant and economist from China. He graduated from the University of London in 1987. In 1988 he received an MBA from the Cass Business School. He served as chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission from its creation in 2003 until he reached the retirement age of 65. During his tenure he was responsible for putting in place an effective regulatory structure which helped the Chinese banking system weather the global financial crisis and emerge relatively healthy and well capitalized.
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Brendan Barber
- Occupations
- functionarytrade unionistinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Sir Brendan Paul Barber is a British trade union official. He served as chair of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) Council until 2020. He is a former general secretary of the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress (TUC); a post he held from June 2003 until his retirement at the end of 2012. He was appointed Acas Chair in 2014, replacing Ed Sweeney, who had been in the post since 2007. He also serves on the board of the Banking Standards Board (2015–), the Board of Transport for London (2013–), the board of Britain Stronger in Europe (2015–), the Council of City University, London and the board of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (2014–).
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Dorab Patel
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Justice Dorab Framrose Patel, was a Pakistan jurist of Parsi descent, and lawmaker who served as a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and former Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court. Justice Patel was a prominent campaigner for human rights, and was a founding member of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in 1987 and the co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
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James J. Greco
- Occupations
- screenwriter
- Biography
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James Joseph Greco is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Currently, he serves as the president and chief executive officer of foodservice investment firm Pilgrim Holdings. Throughout his career, he has held numerous executive positions in the foodservice industry, as well as various directorships.
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Tony Arbour
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anthony Francis Arbour JP, commonly known as Tony Arbour, is a British Conservative Party politician. From 2000 until his retirement in 2021, he was a member of the London Assembly representing South West London and is a former Richmond councillor.
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Dick Olver
- Occupations
- managerbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
- Biography
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Sir Richard Lake Olver FREng was the chairman of BAE Systems, one of the world's largest defence contractors.
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Jean Corston, Baroness Corston
- Years
- 1942-.. (age 82)
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied in 1989-1990
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean Ann Corston, Baroness Corston, PC is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East from 1992 to 2005, during which time she served as Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2001 to 2005.
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Hady Ghandour
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hady Ismail Ghandour is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Farnborough on loan from National League club Aldershot Town.
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Ben Hunte
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Ben Hunte is a British investigative journalist, presenter and Global Correspondent at Vice News. He previously worked for the BBC and was the broadcaster's first LGBT correspondent. He went on to be the BBC's West Africa correspondent.
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Julia Gomelskaya
- Occupations
- composermusic teacher
- Biography
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Julia Gomelskaya was a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music.
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Kayode Soyinka
- Occupations
- authorjournalist
- Biography
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Kayode Soyinka is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, and author.
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Abdul Majid Khan Tarin
- Years
- 1877-1939 (aged 62)
- Occupations
- barristermagistrate
- Biography
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Khan Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, Khan-Sahib, OBE, was a prominent magistrate, MLA and philanthropist of the North West Frontier Province of former British India.
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Ed Mayo
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- writerinternational forum participanteconomist
- Biography
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Ed Mayo, is the CEO of the London-based charity Pilotlight. He is the former Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, the UK trade association for co-operatives and former chief executive of the British National Consumer Council (NCC) and CEO of the NCC's successor, Consumer Focus.
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Rosemary Hollis
- Occupations
- political scientist
- Biography
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Rosemary Hollis was a British political scientist. Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University London until her retirement in 2018, Hollis was known for her expertise and scholarship on the relations between the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States with the Middle East. She was formerly the Research Director at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs).
