Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE (born September 29th 1956) is a British politician and former track and field athlete.
Political Career[edit]
Coe was elected as Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne in 1992, for the Conservative Party, but lost his seat in the 1997 general election. He returned to politics for a short time as Leader of the Opposition William Hague's chief of staff, having accepted the offer of a Life Peerage on May 16th 2000. He was Assistant Whip for HM Treasury between 1996 and 1997, as well as on the House of Commons Cmmittee for Employment between 1992 and 1994 and the National Heritage Committee between 1995 and 1996.
He headed the successful London bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and became chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. In 2007, he was also elected a vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations. On August 25th 2011, he was re-elected for another four-year term.
Education[edit]
Coe studied Economics and Social History at Loughborough University.
Notable Work[edit]
When London announced its bid to hold the 2012 Olympics, Sebastian Coe became an ambassador for the effort and a member of the board of the bid company. With the May 2004 resignation of chairman Barbara Cassani, Coe became the chairman for the latter phase of the bid. As Lord Coe was a well-known personality in Olympic sport, it was felt he was better suited to securing the IOC's backing. Sebastian Coe's presentation at the critical IOC meeting in July 2005 was viewed by commentators as being particularly effective, against tough competition from Paris and Madrid, and the London bid won the IOC's blessing on July 6th.
Following the London Olympics, Lord Coe was appointed as Chairman of the British Olympic Association replacing Lord Moynihan. He has also been appointed a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Coordination Commission representing the Association of National Olympic Committees.
