Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell

Norman Roy Blackwell, Baron Blackwell (born 29 July 1952) is a British businessman and politician.

The son of Albert and Frances Blackwell, he was educated first at Latymer Upper School, and then at The Royal Academy of Music in London and graduated from Trinity College at Cambridge University with a Master of Arts in Natural Sciences in 1973. He then went on to Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a Master of Business Administration in 1975, and then with a Doctor of Philosophy in 1976.

Norman Blackwell was a partner with McKinsey and Company between 1978 and 1994. Having already been Special Adviser in 1986 and 1987, he became Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit in 1995, a post he held until 1997. From 1997 to 2000 he was Director of Group Development at National Westminster Bank. He was a Director of Dixons Group from 2000 to 2003 and has been a Director of Standard Life since 2003. He is currently chairman of Interserve Plc

On 2 August 1997, he was created a life peer as Baron Blackwell of Woodcote in the County of Surrey. He sits in the House of Lords for the Conservatives.

He is also chairman of the Centre For Policy Studies

He married Brenda Clucas in 1974 and they have three sons and two daughters: Jane, Simon, Sarah, Richard and William Blackwell.

References

• "DodOnline". http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=27109. Retrieved 2006-11-06. 
• "thePeerage". http://www.thepeerage.com/p14368.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-12. 
• "Profile at the Office of Fair Trading". http://www.oft.gov.uk/About/OFT+Board/OFT+Board+members/Lord+Norman+Blackwell.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-12. ^{[dead link]}
• "Profile at the Centre for Policy Studies". Archived from the original on 2006-09-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20060925205038/http://www.cps.org.uk/whoweare/. Retrieved 2006-10-12. 
• "They Work For You" webpage

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