Digby Jones sat in the House of Lords as a non-aligned active crossbencher until 2020.
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20 Facts About Digby Jones
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From 1974 until 1977, Digby Jones read Law at University College London on a Royal Navy University Cadetship as a Sub-Lieutenant, graduating with upper second class honours.
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Digby Jones was Chairman of the West Midlands Regional Council of the Confederation of British Industry, and became the first serving regional chairman to be appointed CBI's Director-General, serving from 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2006.
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Digby Jones was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2005 New Year Honours for services to Business.
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Digby Jones then acted as an adviser to Barclays Capital, Ford Motor Company, Deloitte and JCB.
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In November 2006, Digby Jones was appointed "Business Adviser" to the Duke of York, receiving £1,000 a month from the royal payroll for working one day a month.
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Digby Jones was a non-executive director for the IT contractor iSOFT from 2000 until his resignation in July 2005, when he stayed on for one year as an adviser.
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Digby Jones served as the unpaid UK Skills Envoy from 2006 to 2007, before taking up the role of Minister of State for Trade and Investment 29 June 2007.
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Digby Jones was appointed as a Government Minister in a move to create a government "of all the talents".
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Digby Jones was gazetted as a peer on 10 July 2007 as Baron Jones of Birmingham, of Alvechurch and of Bromsgrove in the County of Worcestershire, and took his seat in the House of Lords that same day.
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Digby Jones was approached by the Conservative Party about becoming its candidate, but rejected this idea.
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On 20 September 2013, Digby Jones spoke at the UK Independence Party conference in London as a guest speaker, addressing the conference on business and economic matters.
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Digby Jones was the guest on BBC Radio's Desert Island Discs, broadcast on 21 May 2006.
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Digby Jones won BBC One's Celebrity Mastermind with a 9-point margin finishing on 33 points on 5 January 2011.
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Digby Jones presented the BBC Two programme The New Troubleshooter where he "helps businesses realise their potential, ruffling feathers and bruising egos along the way as he gets stuck in and delivers his analysis and advice", taking over the mantle of John Harvey-Jones who presented the original series Troubleshooter.
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In 2011 Digby Jones published his first book, Fixing Britain: The Business of Reshaping Our Nation, which was shortlisted for the 2012 CMI Management Book of the Year.
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Digby Jones has honorary fellowships from Cardiff University, University College London and Cardiff Metropolitan University; and a number of honorary doctorates from various UK universities.
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Digby Jones is a supporter of Leicester Tigers, Aston Villa FC and a member of the Reform Club.
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