Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale

Lord Wolfson is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. He joined the House of Lords in March 1991.

Political Career

From 1978 to 1979 he served as Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet. Between 1979 and 1985 he served as Chief of Staff of the Political Office.

Education

Lord Wolfson was educated at Clifton College and went on to study Economics and Law at Trinity College, Cambridge University where he achieved a Master of Arts degree. He then went on to study at Stanford University where he received a Master of Business Administration.

Notable Work

Lord Wolfson was director of Great Universal Stores from 1973 to 1978, and again from 1993 to 2000. He was chairman of the Alexon Group plc , Next plc, GUS, and William Baird. Since 2001 he has been a non-executive director of Fibernet and chairman of Compco.