Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick (born 7 March 1955), is a British

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Early life

Borwick was born on 7 March 1955 as the elder son of the Hon. Robin Borwick (1927–2003) and the Hon. Patricia ''née'' McAlpine (1927–2009) (only daughter of Lord McAlpine of Moffatt). He was educated at

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then

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. He succeeded to the

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cy in 2007, upon the death of his uncle, the 4th Baron Borwick, MC.

Career

Borwick became

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(from 1987 to 2001) of Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, best known for making

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s, and then chairman until 2003. Borwick was founder and owner of

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in 2004. The company entered administration in March 2011 with debts of over £40m. He was Chairman of Route2Mobility Ltd, funding

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s and scooters for disabled people as part of the UK's Motability scheme, until October 2010. He was also a deputy chairman of the board of British Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership. Lord Borwick's other business appointments include as

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of Countryside Properties (Bicester) Ltd, and Chairman of Federated Trust Corporation Ltd. He was a non-executive Director of Hansa Trust plc from 1984 until 2012. Elected in the hereditary peers by-election of 16 July 2013, replacing the late

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, Lord Borwick sits on the

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benches in the

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Philanthropy

Lord Borwick is a

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of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, having retired from the British Lung Foundation after 2 terms of 6 years as Trustee.

Personal life

Borwick married Victoria Poore in 1981, a former

MP,

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and

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. Lord and Lady Borwick have three sons and a daughter:"Borwick, 5 Baron" in "''Debrett's People of Today'', 2014".
Their eldest son, the Hon. Edwin Borwick, is

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to the family titles and their 2nd son, the Hon. Thomas Borwick, is the Conservative Party digital media strategist, previously for

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Arms

References

External links

Interview with Jamie, Lord Borwick at ''Financial Times''Interview with Jamie, Lord Borwick at ''REAL BUSINESS''''The Lady Borwick MP'' at UK Parliament website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borwick, Jamie 1955 births Living people People educated at Sandroyd School People educated at Eton College 5 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999 Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers British founders of automobile manufacturers