Norman Lamont Biography
Lord Norman Lamont, keynote speaker, working Peer and co-Chairman of the Eurosceptic Bruges Group, has been a stalwart of British politics for decades, and was made a Life Peer in 1998.
He has also been a director of, and a consultant to, many financial sector businesses and is Chairman of iO Adria, the Small Companies Dividend Trust and a director of Jupiter Second Split. He is a consultant to Stanhope Capital and the Abraaj Group, and the Economic Research Council.
Lord Lamont heads up RAB Capital (hedge fund company), Scottish Re (a re-investment company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange), Balli plc ( commodities trading house), and Rotch property.
Chairman of the East European Food Fund, he was made an Honourary Patron at the Oxford University History Society in 2007, and the following year was appointed non-executive director at the internet company Phorm.
Before politics Lord Lamont read Economics at Cambridge and went on to become a Merchant Banker at NM Rothschild and Sons.
Margaret Thatcher and John Major both employed him as a cabinet member, and he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990-9993 – the last recession before the current financial crisis, and was heavily involved in the Thatcher reforms which encompassed the privatisation that turned around the UK economy. He was also a Minister in the Energy, Defence and Industry Departments.
After introducing three budgets as Chancellor, Lord Lamont inherited the policy of membership of the ERM, which invited a barrage of criticism, although today economists praise the regime of inflation targeting and the budget constraints he put in place after the UK left the ERM.
In 1998 he published a self-deprecating testimony of his time as Chancellor, called In Office. His book was described in the Independent as “Out of the top drawer of political memoirs”.
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Norman Lamont is busier than ever on the After Dinner Speaking circuit
25th February 2009
According to The Observer, the recession isn't all gloom. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont is enjoying an increasing number of bookings as an after-dinner speaker. And at Speakers Corner, we can confirm that enquiries and booking for speeches on the economy and finance have substantially risen over recent months....
Noreena Hertz Finishes New Book
4th April 2013
Keynote speaker and leading futurist, Noreena Hertz has finished her most recent book, which will be published in the US and the UK in September 2013.
George Osborne Announces Plans for Budget 2013
21st March 2013
The budget 2013 was unveiled in the House of Commons among a crowd of rowdy members of Parliament, where the Chancellor stated that, "we are, slowly but surely, fixing our country's economic problems".
Anatole Kaletsky Joins Reuters
1st March 2013
Award winning journalist, economist and keynote speaker, Anatole Kaletsky, has joined Reuters after 22 years writing for The Times.
Roger Martin Speaking at World Economic Forum
16th January 2013
Roger Martin is due to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, along with Joseph Stiglitz and Tim Berners-Lee.
Best Nonfiction of 2012
1st January 2013
The Wall Street Journal has released a list of the best nonfictional works of the year.
CBC’s 12 Most Influential People of 2012
24th December 2012
CBC News has released its list of the 12 most influential people of 2012, including politicians, activists and the South Korean singer who has recently taken the world by storm.
Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
24th April 2012
Time magazine has announced its 100 most influential people in the word, in a list including entertainers, businesspeople, political leaders, sporting figures and controversial personalities.
Speakers Corner's Finest at the Guardian Open Weekend
27th March 2012
Nigel Barlow, Alain de Botton, Lindsey Hilsum, Will Hutton, Simon Jenkins, Julie Meyer, Andrew Neil and Jon Snow, all participated in the Guardian Open weekend.
Robert Peston, David Aaronovitch and Matthew D’Ancona Win at the EI Journalism Awards
18th November 2011
Britain’s top journalists gathered in London to pay tribute to their colleagues who have captured the attention of readers and media professionals at the Editorial Intelligence (EI) journalism awards breakfast.
Norman Lamont Reviews
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Entertaining speaker & added to the panel discussion.
The event, and in particular Lord Lamont speech, was a great success and many of our delegates commented on his surprisingly amusing speech. Everyone very much enjoyed it.
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