CEng, FIET; FRSE
Chancellor, Stirling University, 1988–98; Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Clackmannan, 1995–2001
CEng, FIET; FRSE
Chancellor, Stirling University, 1988–98; Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Clackmannan, 1995–2001
FCSD
Chairman and Chief Executive, Binnie International, since 1998
Kt 1982; QC 1986
Born 13 March 1931; s of Stanley Borrie, Solicitor; m 1960, Dorene (d 2010), d of Herbert Toland, Toronto, Canada; no ...
Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford, 1985–2000; Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford, since 2004 (Supernumerary Fellow, 1988–2003)
Kt 2000
Founder and Chairman, Virgin Retail Group, Virgin Communications, Virgin Travel Group, Virgin Hotels Group, Virgin Direct Ltd, Virgin Bride Ltd, Virgin Net Ltd, Virgin Express Holdings Plc and Virgin Mobile; Life President, Virgin Music Group (sold to Thorn-EMI, 1992)
Kt 1998; PhD, ScD; FRS 1986; FREng; FIET; FInstP
President, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2001–06; Professor of Electrical Engineering, Cambridge University, 1984–96, now Emeritus; Vice-Chancellor, Cambridge University, 1996–2003, now Emeritus; Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge, since 1990 (Master, 1990–96)
GCB 1995; Kt 1983
Chairman, Ofcom, 2018–20
Born 2 May 1940; s of William F. A. Buxton and Janet A. Buxton; m 1962, Margaret G. Buxton (née Miller); two s one d; died 11 Nov. 2015...
11th Bt cr 1661; MA
Head of Latin, St Francis School, Pewsey, 2016–17
a Deputy Speaker, House of Lords, 1986–2006; Chief Executive Officer, Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust, 2004–16 and since 2017 (President, 2016–17)
Chairman, Advertising Standards Authority, since 2017
CVO 2013
HM Lord Lieutenant of Fife, 1999–2014
Company Secretary, since 2000, and Finance Director, since 2014, Brilliant Publications Ltd (Partner, 1996–2013)
Director: Corporate Climate Ltd, 2006–10; Ashdown Inventory, since 2016; independent advisor on environment and government, since 2006
President, Queens’ College, Cambridge, 1997–2020; Professor of Financial Policy, Judge Business School (formerly Judge Institute of Management Studies), University of Cambridge, 2002–12, now Emeritus
PC 2004
Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Welsh Parliament (formerly National Assembly for Wales), since 2007 (Plaid Cymru, 2007–16, Ind, since 2016) (Member (Plaid Cymru) Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, 1999–2007); Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, since 2018
Chairman: Senate Publishing Ltd (formerly Senate Consulting Ltd), since 2002; Kennedy Scott Ltd, since 2014; Stormount Energy, since 2015
JP; DL; Councillor, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, 1976–91 (first ethnic minority woman Councillor in UK), Mayor, 1986–87 (first Asian woman to hold this office)
independent early years specialist, since 2012; Vice Lord Lieutenant for County Antrim, since 2019