Charles Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie (known as Jeremy Hardie) (born 9 June 1938),

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is a British economist and businessman.

Personal life

Hardie, the son of Sir Charles Hardie, was born in 1938 and went to school at

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before studying at the

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, firstly reading Literae Humaniores (classics) at New College and then switching to economics for a post-graduate degree at

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. Hardie married Susan Chamberlain while at Oxford, and had four children - Emma Hardie, Charlie Hardie, Beckie Hardie and Joshua Hardie. His second marriage was to Xandra Bingley and they had one child, Charlotte Hardie. His last marriage was to Kirsteen Tait.

Career

Academic

He qualified as an accountant in 1965 but returned to Oxford thereafter, becoming a

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and Tutor in Economics at

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in 1968 after a year as a research fellow at

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. Hardie is currently a research associate in the

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at the

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. In 2012 he published ''Evidence Based Policy: A Practical Guide to Doing It Better'' with the philosopher

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Financial

He left Keble in 1975, becoming a partner in the accountants Dixon Wilson & Co in the same year and remaining until 1982. He was a member of the

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from 1976 to 1983, serving as Deputy Chairman from 1980 to 1983. He has chaired various companies, including the W H Smith Group from 1994 to 1999 and

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from 2002 to 2005; he was also chairman of the

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from 1984 to 1989. Companies of which he has been a director include

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(1982 to 1998).

Awards and appointments

He was appointed a

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(CBE) in 1983 for his work at the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. He was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Keble College in 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hardie, Jeremy Living people 1938 births British economists British businesspeople People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford Fellows of Trinity College, Oxford Fellows of Keble College, Oxford Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of King's College London