Rodney Leach, Baron Leach of Fairford

(Charles Guy) Rodney Leach, Baron Leach of Fairford (born 1 June 1934) is a Conservative^[1] life peer in the British House of Lords and former Deputy Chairman of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Plc.^[2] Leach serves as chairman of the eurosceptic think-tank Open Europe^[3] and is a noted climate change sceptic.^[4] He is a director of Rothschild Continuation AG and various listed Jardine Matheson Group companies.

Early life and education

Leach was born to Charles Harold Leach and Nora Eunice Ashworth. He was educated at Harrow School in Middlesex, UK before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.

Baron Leach is now the chair of No2AV the 'No' campaign opposed to a change in the voting system away from First Past the Post.

Marriages

Leach has been married twice. His first marriage to Felicity Ballantyne in 1963 with the couple divorcing in 1989. His second marriage was to Jessica Violet Gwynne in 1993. She became Lady Leach of Fairford when her husband was awarded a life peerage in 2006.

Titles

• Mr Rodney Leach (1934–2006)
• The Rt. Hon. The Lord Leach of Fairford (2006–)

References

1. ^ Lords by Party – Conservative UK Parliament
2. ^ "Person Page - 19834". Darryl Lundy. ThePeerage.com. 24 June 2008. http://www.thepeerage.com/p19834.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
3. ^ Open Europe, About us, Board Open Europe
4. ^ The Lords Hansard, 13 May 2009 : Column 1056 and following - The Climate Change Act 2008 (2020 Target, Credit Limit and Definitions) Order 2009 - Hansard

External links

• Lord Leach on They Work For You

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