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{{Short description|British businessman}} |
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| honorific_prefix = [[The Right Honourable]] |
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| name = The Lord Bamford |
| name = The Lord Bamford |
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| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DL|HonFREng}} |
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| office = Chairman of [[J. |
| office = Chairman of [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|J.C. Bamford Excavators]] |
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| term_start = 1975 |
| term_start = 1975 |
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| office1 = [[Member of the House of Lords]]<br />[[Lord Temporal]] |
| office1 = [[Member of the House of Lords]]<br />[[Lord Temporal]] |
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| term_start1 = 3 October 2013 |
| term_start1 = 3 October 2013 |
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| term_end1 = 1 March 2024<br />[[Life peer]]age |
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| birth_name = Anthony Paul Bamford |
| birth_name = Anthony Paul Bamford |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|10|23}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leekpeople.co.uk/JCB-celebrates-birthday-style/story-12825766-detail/story.html |title=JCB celebrates its birthday in style | Leek People |accessdate= |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|10|23}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leekpeople.co.uk/JCB-celebrates-birthday-style/story-12825766-detail/story.html |title=JCB celebrates its birthday in style | Leek People |accessdate=24 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403184537/http://www.leekpeople.co.uk/JCB-celebrates-birthday-style/story-12825766-detail/story.html |archivedate=3 April 2012 }}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Staffordshire]], England<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/rich-list-2017-no2-lord-12426654|title=Rich List 2017: No.2 - Lord Bamford and family|first=Ian|last=Strachan|date=26 January 2017|website=birminghampost}}</ref> |
| birth_place = [[Staffordshire]], England<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/rich-list-2017-no2-lord-12426654|title=Rich List 2017: No.2 - Lord Bamford and family|first=Ian|last=Strachan|date=26 January 2017|website=birminghampost}}</ref> |
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| education = [[Ampleforth College]] |
| education = [[Ampleforth College]] |
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| occupation = Businessman |
| occupation = Businessman |
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| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| father = [[Joseph Bamford]] |
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| spouse = [[Carole Bamford|Carole Whitt]] |
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| children = 3, including [[Jo Bamford|Jo]] |
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'''Anthony Paul Bamford, Baron Bamford''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR| |
'''Anthony Paul Bamford, Baron Bamford''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DL|HonFREng}} (born 23 October 1945), is a British billionaire businessman who is the chairman of [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited]] (JCB). He succeeded his father, [[Joseph Cyril Bamford]], as chairman and managing director of the company in 1975, at the age of 30. He was knighted in 1990.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52543 |date=28 May 1991 |page=8207}}</ref> Bamford has appeared in the ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Times|first=The Sunday|title=Rich List 2020: profiles 21-50, featuring Salma Hayek and Sir Richard Branson|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rich-list-2020-profiles-21-50-featuring-featuring-salma-hayek-and-richard-branson-6lwszfp6j|access-date=28 May 2020|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> and in 2021 his net worth was estimated at US$9.48{{nbsp}}billion.<ref name=antnet>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/anthony-bamford/|title= Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Anthony Bamford |website=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref> Bamford is a car collector whose collection includes two examples of the rare [[Ferrari 250 GTO]], valued upwards of $70 million each. |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Bamford was educated at [[Ampleforth College]], followed by the [[University of Grenoble]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/896/Anthony-Paul-Bamford-BAMFORD|title=Anthony Paul Bamford BAMFORD – BIOGRAPHY|work=[[Debrett's People of Today]]|publisher=[[Debrett's]]|accessdate=4 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140707045224/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/896/Anthony-Paul-Bamford-BAMFORD|archivedate=7 July 2014 |
Bamford was educated at [[Ampleforth College]], followed by the [[University of Grenoble]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/896/Anthony-Paul-Bamford-BAMFORD|title=Anthony Paul Bamford BAMFORD – BIOGRAPHY|work=[[Debrett's People of Today]]|publisher=[[Debrett's]]|accessdate=4 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140707045224/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/896/Anthony-Paul-Bamford-BAMFORD|archivedate=7 July 2014}}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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In 1974, Bamford sued the then MP [[Jeffrey Archer]] for bankruptcy after Archer failed to repay a £172,000 loan. Archer had lost the money in a fraudulent share scam. Archer later repaid the money from his earnings as a novelist and Bamford subsequently withdrew the bankruptcy notice.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1334660/He-lied-his-way-to-the-top.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Caroline | last=Davies | title=He lied his way to the top | date=20 July 2001 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> |
In 1974, Bamford sued the then MP [[Jeffrey Archer]] for bankruptcy after Archer failed to repay a £172,000 loan. Archer had lost the money in a fraudulent share scam. Archer later repaid the money from his earnings as a novelist and Bamford subsequently withdrew the bankruptcy notice.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1334660/He-lied-his-way-to-the-top.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Caroline | last=Davies | title=He lied his way to the top | date=20 July 2001 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2000, JCB was fined £22 million by the [[European Commission]] for [[European Union competition law|antitrust]] breaches. Bamford said the decision was "disappointing and wrong".<ref>{{cite web|date=15 June 2016|title=JCB hit by £22m competition fine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/dec/22/6|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 December 2000|title=Commission fines JCB for unlawful distribution agreements and practices|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-00-1526_en.htm?locale=en|work=European Commission Press Release Database}}</ref> A six-year legal battle ensued, which resulted in the [[European Court of Justice]] upholding the penalty.<ref>{{Cite web|last= |
In 2000, JCB was fined £22 million by the [[European Commission]] for [[European Union competition law|antitrust]] breaches. Bamford said the decision was "disappointing and wrong".<ref>{{cite web|date=15 June 2016|title=JCB hit by £22m competition fine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/dec/22/6|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 December 2000|title=Commission fines JCB for unlawful distribution agreements and practices|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-00-1526_en.htm?locale=en|work=European Commission Press Release Database}}</ref> A six-year legal battle ensued, which resulted in the [[European Court of Justice]] upholding the penalty.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=21 September 2006|title=End of the line for JCB's six-year fight against £21m EU fine|url=http://www.birminghampost.net/business/end-line-jcbs-six-year-fight-3977960|access-date=30 December 2020|website=Business Live|language=en}}</ref> |
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Outside of business, Bamford is a well-known collector of early vintage [[Ferrari]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/article.php?reqart=SCM_200606_SS|title=New Faces, New Tastes|website=www.ferraris-online.com|date=4 June 2006|accessdate=21 August 2018}}</ref> and is the only individual to own two [[Ferrari 250 GTO]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Okulski|first=Travis|title=Here Is A List of All The People Who Own Ferrari 250 GTOs|date=9 January 2013 |url=http://jalopnik.com/5974535/here-is-a-list-of-all-the-people-that-own-ferrari-250-gtos|publisher=Jalopnik|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> He was once the owner of a [[Mercedes-Benz W196|1954 Mercedes-Benz W196]] Grand Prix car raced by the five-time world champion [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] of Argentina,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/automobiles/a-singular-mercedes-aims-for-another-record.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Leo | last=Levine | title=A Singular Mercedes Aims for Another Record | date=5 July 2013}}</ref> and in August 2006, he expressed an interest in purchasing [[Jaguar Cars]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2006/08/24/51974/jcbs-sir-anthony-bamford-eyes-jaguar.html |title=JCB's Sir Anthony Bamford eyes Jaguar |date=24 August 2006 |publisher=Contract Journal |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531235919/http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2006/08/24/51974/jcbs-sir-anthony-bamford-eyes-jaguar.html |archivedate=31 May 2009 |
Outside of business, Bamford is a well-known collector of early vintage [[Ferrari]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/article.php?reqart=SCM_200606_SS|title=New Faces, New Tastes|website=www.ferraris-online.com|date=4 June 2006|accessdate=21 August 2018}}</ref> and is the only individual to own two [[Ferrari 250 GTO]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Okulski|first=Travis|title=Here Is A List of All The People Who Own Ferrari 250 GTOs|date=9 January 2013 |url=http://jalopnik.com/5974535/here-is-a-list-of-all-the-people-that-own-ferrari-250-gtos|publisher=Jalopnik|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> He was once the owner of a [[Mercedes-Benz W196|1954 Mercedes-Benz W196]] Grand Prix car raced by the five-time world champion [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] of Argentina,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/automobiles/a-singular-mercedes-aims-for-another-record.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Leo | last=Levine | title=A Singular Mercedes Aims for Another Record | date=5 July 2013}}</ref> and in August 2006, he expressed an interest in purchasing [[Jaguar Cars]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2006/08/24/51974/jcbs-sir-anthony-bamford-eyes-jaguar.html |title=JCB's Sir Anthony Bamford eyes Jaguar |date=24 August 2006 |publisher=Contract Journal |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531235919/http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2006/08/24/51974/jcbs-sir-anthony-bamford-eyes-jaguar.html |archivedate=31 May 2009 }}</ref> but backed out when he was told the sale would also involve [[Land Rover]], which he did not wish to buy. |
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⚫ | A few months before Bamford joined the House of Lords, he shut down a company he had owned that was registered in the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven according to the [[Panama Papers]]. The company was called Casper Ltd. and was formed in 1994. Bamford was the sole shareholder. A spokesman for Bamford told ''The Guardian'' in 2016 that Casper Ltd. never owned any assets, had a bank account or engaged in any activity during its entire existence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watt |first=Holly |date=4 April 2016 |title=Tory donors' links to offshore firms revealed in leaked Panama Papers |url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/04/tory-donors-links-to-offshore-firms-revealed-in-leaked-panama-papers |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2014 Bamford was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]].<ref name="NCE">{{cite web |last1=Mann |first1=Will |title=JCB's Bamford honoured by Royal Academy of Engineering |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/jcbs-bamford-honoured-by-royal-academy-of-engineering-16-09-2014/ |access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> |
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⚫ | A few months before Bamford joined the House of Lords, he shut down a company he had owned that was registered in the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven according to the [[Panama Papers]]. The company was called Casper Ltd. and was formed in 1994. Bamford was the sole shareholder. A spokesman for Bamford told ''The Guardian'' in 2016 that Casper Ltd. never owned any assets, had a bank account or engaged in any activity during its entire existence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watt |first=Holly |date=2016 |
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Bamford is a major donor to the UK [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], with JCB and related Bamford entities giving the party £8.1m in cash or kind between 2007 and 2017.<ref name="TCI-25Aug2017">{{cite news|title=Tories boosted by construction donations|url=http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/tories-buouyed-by-construction-donations|access-date=25 August 2017|work=The Construction Index|date=25 August 2017}}</ref> |
Bamford is a major donor to the UK [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], with JCB and related Bamford entities giving the party £8.1m in cash or kind between 2007 and 2017.<ref name="TCI-25Aug2017">{{cite news|title=Tories boosted by construction donations|url=http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/tories-buouyed-by-construction-donations|access-date=25 August 2017|work=The Construction Index|date=25 August 2017}}</ref> |
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He donated £1 million before the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 General Election]], and Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] recommended him for a [[Peerage of the United Kingdom|peerage]] that same year, however Bamford withdrew his name from consideration days before the members were announced.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/31/anthony-bamford-conservatives-donor-peerage |title=Conservatives confirm leading party donor withdrew from peerage list | Politics | The Guardian|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=31 October 2012 |first=Vikram |last=Dodd |date=31 May 2010}}</ref> |
He donated £1 million before the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 General Election]], and Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] recommended him for a [[Peerage of the United Kingdom|peerage]] that same year, however Bamford withdrew his name from consideration days before the members were announced.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/31/anthony-bamford-conservatives-donor-peerage |title=Conservatives confirm leading party donor withdrew from peerage list | Politics | The Guardian|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=31 October 2012 |first=Vikram |last=Dodd |date=31 May 2010}}</ref> Between 2001 and 2010, JCB Research, a reportedly "obscure"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Doward |first=Jamie |date=14 November 2010 |title=Feud between Bamford brothers threatens to cast light on funding for Tories |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/nov/14/bamford-court-feud-tory-funding |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> and little known company that was incorporated by Bamford in 1961,<ref>{{Cite web |title=J. C. B. Research |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00682651 |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=Companies House}}</ref> donated over £4.5 million to Conservative politicians, although it was only reportedly worth £27,000 at the end of 2010.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In 2012, Bamford was later outspoken on the need for the UK Government to champion manufacturing in the UK and commissioned a report in 2012 on the subject which was sent directly to [[David Cameron]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10216077/Sir-Anthony-Bamford-and-Dame-Lucy-Neville-Rolfe-lead-list-of-new-business-peers.html | location=London | work= The Daily Telegraph | first=James | last=Quinn | title= Sir Anthony Bamford and Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe lead list of new business peers | date=1 August 2013}}</ref> He was elevated to the House of Lords in August 2013,<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/working-peerages-announced Working Peerages announced] Gov.uk</ref> when he took the title |
In 2012, Bamford was later outspoken on the need for the UK Government to champion manufacturing in the UK and commissioned a report in 2012 on the subject which was sent directly to [[David Cameron]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10216077/Sir-Anthony-Bamford-and-Dame-Lucy-Neville-Rolfe-lead-list-of-new-business-peers.html | location=London | work= The Daily Telegraph | first=James | last=Quinn | title= Sir Anthony Bamford and Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe lead list of new business peers | date=1 August 2013}}</ref> He was elevated to the House of Lords in August 2013,<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/working-peerages-announced Working Peerages announced] Gov.uk</ref> when he took the title '''Baron Bamford''' of [[Daylesford, Gloucestershire|Daylesford]] in the County of Gloucestershire and of [[Wootton, Staffordshire|Wootton]] in the County of Staffordshire.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60649 |date= 7 October 2013 |page=19679}}</ref> |
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In June 2016, Bamford wrote a letter in support of voting to leave the [[European Union]] to his employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36485985|title= EU referendum: JCB chairman tells staff of Brexit support|date=15 June 2016|work=BBC News}}</ref> In October 2016, he led his company to leave the [[Confederation of British Industry|CBI]] over the organisation's anti-Brexit stance.<ref name="Telegraph-10Oct2016">{{cite news|last1=Chan|first1=Szu Ping|title=Manufacturing giant JCB ends CBI membership over anti-Brexit stance|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/10/10/manufacturing-giant-jcb-ends-cbi-membership-over-anti-brexit-sta/|access-date=25 August 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 October 2016}}</ref> JCB also donated £100,000 to [[Vote Leave]], the official pro-Brexit group.<ref name="Telegraph-10Oct2016" /> In May 2021, Bamford rejected an invitation to rejoin the CBI, after previously having called it a "waste of time" that "didn’t represent my business or private companies".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Millard|first=Rachel|date=15 May 2021|title=JCB chief rejects invitation to rejoin CBI after Brexit row.|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/05/15/jcb-chief-rejects-invitation-rejoin-cbi-brexit-row/|access-date=26 May 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Burton|first=Lucy|date=10 May 2021|title=New CBI boss tells Brexiters to rejoin business lobby group.|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/05/10/new-cbi-boss-tells-brexiters-rejoin-business-lobby-group/|access-date=26 May 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> |
In June 2016, Bamford wrote a letter in support of voting to leave the [[European Union]] to his employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36485985|title= EU referendum: JCB chairman tells staff of Brexit support|date=15 June 2016|work=BBC News}}</ref> In October 2016, he led his company to leave the [[Confederation of British Industry|CBI]] over the organisation's anti-Brexit stance.<ref name="Telegraph-10Oct2016">{{cite news|last1=Chan|first1=Szu Ping|title=Manufacturing giant JCB ends CBI membership over anti-Brexit stance|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/10/10/manufacturing-giant-jcb-ends-cbi-membership-over-anti-brexit-sta/|access-date=25 August 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 October 2016}}</ref> JCB also donated £100,000 to [[Vote Leave]], the official pro-Brexit group.<ref name="Telegraph-10Oct2016" /> In May 2021, Bamford rejected an invitation to rejoin the CBI, after previously having called it a "waste of time" that "didn’t represent my business or private companies".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Millard|first=Rachel|date=15 May 2021|title=JCB chief rejects invitation to rejoin CBI after Brexit row.|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/05/15/jcb-chief-rejects-invitation-rejoin-cbi-brexit-row/|access-date=26 May 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Burton|first=Lucy|date=10 May 2021|title=New CBI boss tells Brexiters to rejoin business lobby group.|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/05/10/new-cbi-boss-tells-brexiters-rejoin-business-lobby-group/|access-date=26 May 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> |
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During the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] campaign Bamford donated £3,935,984 to the Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCall|first=Nick Rodrigues and Alastair|title=Top 50 political donors who bankrolled the UK election 2019|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/top-50-political-donors-uk-2019-election-626bqsk32|access-date= |
During the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] campaign, Bamford donated £3,935,984 to the Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCall|first=Nick Rodrigues and Alastair|title=Top 50 political donors who bankrolled the UK election 2019|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/top-50-political-donors-uk-2019-election-626bqsk32|access-date=28 May 2020|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> |
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In 2023 [[New Statesman]] named Bamford the 33rd most powerful right-wing political figure in the UK, writing that he "collects [both] cars and politicians".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Statesman |first=New |date=2023-09-27 |title=The New Statesman's right power list |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2023/09/the-new-statesmans-right-power-list |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Bamford owns mansions in several countries; in England they include [[Daylesford House]] and [[Wootton Lodge]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9667793/Versatile-venison-recipes-from-Daylesford-Organic.html|title=Versatile venison recipes from Daylesford Organic|last=Hart|first=Carolyn|date=9 November 2012|work=The Telegraph|access-date=10 April 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Although he was linked to offshore tax havens in the [[Panama Papers |
Bamford owns mansions in several countries; in England, they include [[Daylesford House]] and [[Wootton Lodge]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9667793/Versatile-venison-recipes-from-Daylesford-Organic.html|title=Versatile venison recipes from Daylesford Organic|last=Hart|first=Carolyn|date=9 November 2012|work=The Telegraph|access-date=10 April 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Although he was linked to offshore tax havens in the [[Panama Papers]] through sole ownership of Casper Ltd., his spokesman said the company was inactive for its entire existence before being dissolved in 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/04/tory-donors-links-to-offshore-firms-revealed-in-leaked-panama-papers | work=The Guardian | title=Tory donors' links to offshore firms revealed in leaked Panama Papers | date=4 April 2016}}</ref> |
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Bamford is married to [[Carole Bamford|Carole Whitt]] and they have 3 children, [[Jo Bamford|Joseph "Jo" Cyril Edward]], George, and Alice.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-12 |title=The Bamfords' charmed lives – until now |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-bamfords-charmed-lives-ndash-until-now-1838769.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Jo Bamford is also a businessman who founded a [[green hydrogen]] investment fund<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/608145f2-dd22-4b25-8876-4b4031ee3851</ref> after working at the family company.<ref>https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2011/10/20/jcb-founders-grandson-new-boss-of-compact-machines-arm/</ref> In 2019 Jo purchased Northern Irish company [[Wrightbus]], which manufactures buses, including London's double-deckers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bamford closes deal to acquire Wrightbus out of administration |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/bamford-closes-deal-to-acquire-wrightbus-out-of-administration-1.4059378 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.irishnews.com/news/2019/10/12/news/as-jcb-heir-s-son-takes-wrightbus-reins-how-many-jobs-can-be-saved--1736870/</ref> |
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One of Anthony Bamford's sons, [[Jo Bamford]], is a businessman. After working at the [[JCB (company)|JCB company]], he founded a [[green hydrogen]] investment fund and in 2019 purchased Northern Irish company [[Wrightbus]], who manufacture buses including London's double-deckers. |
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⚫ | Bamford is close to [[King Charles III]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/big-wheel-the-social-circle-of-sir-anthony-bamford-413006.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/big-wheel-the-social-circle-of-sir-anthony-bamford-413006.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | title=Big Wheel: The social circle of Sir Anthony Bamford | date=23 August 2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as well as former Prime Ministers [[Sir Tony Blair]] and [[Boris Johnson]], having provided Daylesford House for Johnson's wedding party in July 2022,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/29/boris-carrie-johnson-to-hold-wedding-party-tory-donor-estate Badshah N. ''The Guardian'' 29 Jul 2022] Boris and Carrie Johnson to hold wedding party at Tory donor’s estate.</ref> along with £23,853 towards costs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2022 |title=JCB boss pays for Boris Johnson's wedding toilets and food |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62833837 |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Bamford is a prolific car collector with an interest in rare vintage Ferraris. His car collection is valued in excess of £260 million{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} and includes:<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECR - Collection - Bamford Family Collection |url=https://exclusivecarregistry.com/collection/bamfordfamilycollection |access-date= |
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With his wife, Bamford was invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ascot Racecourse on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/Ascot/status/1671110937946857473?s=20 |website=Twitter |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> |
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Lord Bamford retired from the House of Lords in March 2024. |
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The Lord Bamford | |
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Chairman of J.C. Bamford Excavators | |
Assumed office 1975 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 3 October 2013 – 1 March 2024 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Paul Bamford 23 October 1945[1] Staffordshire, England[2] |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Carole Whitt |
Children | 3, including Jo |
Parent |
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Education | Ampleforth College |
Alma mater | University of Grenoble |
Occupation | Businessman |
Anthony Paul Bamford, Baron Bamford, DL, HonFREng (born 23 October 1945), is a British billionaire businessman who is the chairman of J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited (JCB). He succeeded his father, Joseph Cyril Bamford, as chairman and managing director of the company in 1975, at the age of 30. He was knighted in 1990.[3] Bamford has appeared in the Sunday Times Rich List,[4] and in 2021 his net worth was estimated at US$9.48 billion.[5] Bamford is a car collector whose collection includes two examples of the rare Ferrari 250 GTO, valued upwards of $70 million each.
Education
Bamford was educated at Ampleforth College, followed by the University of Grenoble.[6]
Life and career
In 1974, Bamford sued the then MP Jeffrey Archer for bankruptcy after Archer failed to repay a £172,000 loan. Archer had lost the money in a fraudulent share scam. Archer later repaid the money from his earnings as a novelist and Bamford subsequently withdrew the bankruptcy notice.[7]
In 2000, JCB was fined £22 million by the European Commission for antitrust breaches. Bamford said the decision was "disappointing and wrong".[8][9] A six-year legal battle ensued, which resulted in the European Court of Justice upholding the penalty.[10]
Outside of business, Bamford is a well-known collector of early vintage Ferraris,[11] and is the only individual to own two Ferrari 250 GTOs.[12] He was once the owner of a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix car raced by the five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina,[13] and in August 2006, he expressed an interest in purchasing Jaguar Cars[14] but backed out when he was told the sale would also involve Land Rover, which he did not wish to buy.
A few months before Bamford joined the House of Lords, he shut down a company he had owned that was registered in the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven according to the Panama Papers. The company was called Casper Ltd. and was formed in 1994. Bamford was the sole shareholder. A spokesman for Bamford told The Guardian in 2016 that Casper Ltd. never owned any assets, had a bank account or engaged in any activity during its entire existence.[15]
In 2014 Bamford was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[16]
Politics
Bamford is a major donor to the UK Conservative Party, with JCB and related Bamford entities giving the party £8.1m in cash or kind between 2007 and 2017.[17]
He donated £1 million before the 2010 General Election, and Prime Minister David Cameron recommended him for a peerage that same year, however Bamford withdrew his name from consideration days before the members were announced.[18] Between 2001 and 2010, JCB Research, a reportedly "obscure"[19] and little known company that was incorporated by Bamford in 1961,[20] donated over £4.5 million to Conservative politicians, although it was only reportedly worth £27,000 at the end of 2010.[19]
In 2012, Bamford was later outspoken on the need for the UK Government to champion manufacturing in the UK and commissioned a report in 2012 on the subject which was sent directly to David Cameron.[21] He was elevated to the House of Lords in August 2013,[22] when he took the title Baron Bamford of Daylesford in the County of Gloucestershire and of Wootton in the County of Staffordshire.[23]
In June 2016, Bamford wrote a letter in support of voting to leave the European Union to his employees.[24] In October 2016, he led his company to leave the CBI over the organisation's anti-Brexit stance.[25] JCB also donated £100,000 to Vote Leave, the official pro-Brexit group.[25] In May 2021, Bamford rejected an invitation to rejoin the CBI, after previously having called it a "waste of time" that "didn’t represent my business or private companies".[26][27]
During the 2019 general election campaign, Bamford donated £3,935,984 to the Conservative Party.[28]
In 2023 New Statesman named Bamford the 33rd most powerful right-wing political figure in the UK, writing that he "collects [both] cars and politicians".[29]
Personal life
Bamford owns mansions in several countries; in England, they include Daylesford House and Wootton Lodge.[30] Although he was linked to offshore tax havens in the Panama Papers through sole ownership of Casper Ltd., his spokesman said the company was inactive for its entire existence before being dissolved in 2012.[31]
Bamford is married to Carole Whitt and they have 3 children, Joseph "Jo" Cyril Edward, George, and Alice.[32] Jo Bamford is also a businessman who founded a green hydrogen investment fund[33] after working at the family company.[34] In 2019 Jo purchased Northern Irish company Wrightbus, which manufactures buses, including London's double-deckers.[35][36]
Bamford is close to King Charles III[37] as well as former Prime Ministers Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, having provided Daylesford House for Johnson's wedding party in July 2022,[38] along with £23,853 towards costs.[39]
With his wife, Bamford was invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot 2023.[40]
Lord Bamford retired from the House of Lords in March 2024.
Car collection
Bamford is a prolific car collector with an interest in rare vintage Ferraris. His car collection is valued in excess of £260 million[citation needed] and includes:[41]
- Ferrari 250 GTO s/n 3767
- Ferrari 250 GTO s/n 4399
- Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
- Ferrari F12tdf
- Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (Uhlenhaut Coupé)
- Aston Martin DBR2
- Aston Martin DB4 GT
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References
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- ^ Strachan, Ian (26 January 2017). "Rich List 2017: No.2 - Lord Bamford and family". birminghampost.
- ^ "No. 52543". The London Gazette. 28 May 1991. p. 8207.
- ^ Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: profiles 21-50, featuring Salma Hayek and Sir Richard Branson". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Anthony Bamford". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Paul Bamford BAMFORD – BIOGRAPHY". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Davies, Caroline (20 July 2001). "He lied his way to the top". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "JCB hit by £22m competition fine". The Guardian. 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Commission fines JCB for unlawful distribution agreements and practices". European Commission Press Release Database. 21 December 2000.
- ^ "End of the line for JCB's six-year fight against £21m EU fine". Business Live. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "New Faces, New Tastes". www.ferraris-online.com. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Okulski, Travis (9 January 2013). "Here Is A List of All The People Who Own Ferrari 250 GTOs". Jalopnik. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Levine, Leo (5 July 2013). "A Singular Mercedes Aims for Another Record". The New York Times.
- ^ "JCB's Sir Anthony Bamford eyes Jaguar". Contract Journal. 24 August 2006. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
- ^ Watt, Holly (4 April 2016). "Tory donors' links to offshore firms revealed in leaked Panama Papers". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Mann, Will. "JCB's Bamford honoured by Royal Academy of Engineering". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Tories boosted by construction donations". The Construction Index. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Dodd, Vikram (31 May 2010). "Conservatives confirm leading party donor withdrew from peerage list | Politics | The Guardian". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ a b Doward, Jamie (14 November 2010). "Feud between Bamford brothers threatens to cast light on funding for Tories". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "J. C. B. Research". Companies House. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Quinn, James (1 August 2013). "Sir Anthony Bamford and Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe lead list of new business peers". The Daily Telegraph. London.
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- ^ "No. 60649". The London Gazette. 7 October 2013. p. 19679.
- ^ "EU referendum: JCB chairman tells staff of Brexit support". BBC News. 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b Chan, Szu Ping (10 October 2016). "Manufacturing giant JCB ends CBI membership over anti-Brexit stance". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Millard, Rachel (15 May 2021). "JCB chief rejects invitation to rejoin CBI after Brexit row". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Burton, Lucy (10 May 2021). "New CBI boss tells Brexiters to rejoin business lobby group". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ McCall, Nick Rodrigues and Alastair. "Top 50 political donors who bankrolled the UK election 2019". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Statesman, New (27 September 2023). "The New Statesman's right power list". New Statesman. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Hart, Carolyn (9 November 2012). "Versatile venison recipes from Daylesford Organic". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Tory donors' links to offshore firms revealed in leaked Panama Papers". The Guardian. 4 April 2016.
- ^ "The Bamfords' charmed lives – until now". The Independent. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.ft.com/content/608145f2-dd22-4b25-8876-4b4031ee3851
- ^ https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2011/10/20/jcb-founders-grandson-new-boss-of-compact-machines-arm/
- ^ "Bamford closes deal to acquire Wrightbus out of administration". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.irishnews.com/news/2019/10/12/news/as-jcb-heir-s-son-takes-wrightbus-reins-how-many-jobs-can-be-saved--1736870/
- ^ "Big Wheel: The social circle of Sir Anthony Bamford". The Independent. London. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.
- ^ Badshah N. The Guardian 29 Jul 2022 Boris and Carrie Johnson to hold wedding party at Tory donor’s estate.
- ^ "JCB boss pays for Boris Johnson's wedding toilets and food". BBC News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Ascot Racecourse on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "ECR - Collection - Bamford Family Collection". ECR - Collection - Bamford Family Collection. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019.