Paul Myners, Baron Myners
Paul Myners, Baron Myners (1 April 1948 – 16 January 2022) was a British businessman and politician. He was the Financial Services Secretary in the UK's finance ministry during the Labour Government of Gordon Brown.[1][2][3]
The Lord Myners | |
|---|---|
| Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 3 October 2008 – 13 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mark Hoban (as City Minister) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 16 October 2008 – 16 January 2022 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1948 |
| Died | 16 January 2022 (aged 73) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | None (crossbencher) |
| Other political affiliations | Non-affiliated (2014–2015) Labour (2008–2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Tessa Stanford-Smith (m. 1972; div. 1993) Alison Macleod |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of London |
He also served on the Prime Minister's National Economic Council and at present sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He has been working in the financial sector since 1974 and was a chairman of the Low Pay Commission. He also served as the chairman of the Guardian Media Group which publishes The Guardian and The Observer newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Myners died at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, on 16 January 2022, at the age of 73.[4]
References
- ↑ Wright, Ben (7 May 2014). "City Minister Myners Damns Co-op's 'Near Ruinous' Failure of Governance". The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones & Company). https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/05/07/city-minister-myners-damns-co-ops-near-ruinous-failure-of-governance/.
- ↑ Mollins, Julie (14 December 2009). "Send in questions for city minister Paul Myners". Reuters. http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2009/12/14/send-in-questions-for-city-minister-paul-myners/. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "Paul Myners CBE". HM Treasury (archived by The National Archive. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
- ↑ Partington, Richard (16 January 2022). "Paul Myners, 'tower of strength' in financial crisis, dies aged 73". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/16/paul-myners-tower-of-strength-in-financial-crisis-dies-aged-73. Retrieved 16 January 2022.