24 Facts About Norman Blackwell

Norman Roy Blackwell, Baron Blackwell was born on 29 July 1952 and is a British former businessman, public servant, Conservative politician, campaigner and policy advisor.

Son of Albert and Frances Norman Blackwell, he was educated first at Latymer Upper School, and as a Junior Exhibitioner at The Royal Academy of Music in London, and then graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a master of arts in natural sciences in 1973.

Norman Blackwell then went on to Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a master of business administration in 1975, and then in 1976 with a doctor of philosophy in finance and economics.

Back at McKinsey's, Norman Blackwell was made a partner in 1984 and he remained with the firm until 1995, when a second spell working for a British Conservative Government commenced.

Norman Blackwell was appointed chairman of both Scottish Widows Group Ltd and Scottish Widows plc on 1 September 2012, but stepped down on becoming chairman of parent company Lloyds Banking Group on 3 April 2014.

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Norman Blackwell stepped down in 2014, and was replaced by Paul Walker.

Norman Blackwell was a special advisor to KPMG, within its corporate finance division, between 2000 and 2008 his role was reported by the Financial News as being "to assist the firm in the development of its corporate finance business with big corporates".

Norman Blackwell became non-executive chairman of Akers Biosciences Inc on 8 May 2002, ahead of its stock market listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 22 May 2002, yet resigned from the board on 28 March 2003, little more than 10 months later.

Norman Blackwell served as senior independent non-executive director at Corporate Services Group Plc, a recruitment and employment agency, from December 2000 to 9 June 2006.

From 1986 to 1987 Norman Blackwell was a member of Margaret Thatcher's Prime Minister's Policy Unit.

Norman Blackwell then returned to 10 Downing Street serving as head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit under the government of John Major from 1995 to 1997, where he coordinated domestic policy development across government departments.

Norman Blackwell sits in the House of Lords as a lord temporal for the Conservatives.

In 1983 Norman Blackwell co-authored a pamphlet for the Bow Group the oldest conservative think tank in the United Kingdom.

Norman Blackwell served as chairman of the CPS between 2000 and 2009.

Lord Norman Blackwell published the research paper, "A Blueprint for Renegotiating The UK's EU Relationship" for the campaign.

Norman Blackwell was appointed a non-executive board member for The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, initially for a three-year term, from 1 September 2009.

Norman Blackwell was reappointed to serve a second three-year term but stepped down in 2014.

Norman Blackwell was a member of the Ofcom Content Board, Nominations Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Lord Norman Blackwell received the following emoluments for his public service role in 2010:.

Norman Blackwell served as a non-executive board member for the Office of Fair Trading from 1 April 2003 initially for a five-year term, that was extended upon expiry for a further two years, up to 31 March 2010.

Lord Norman Blackwell served as a commissioner of Postcomm, the Postal Services Commission a non-ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom charged with overseeing the quality and universal service of post in the United Kingdom.

Norman Blackwell married Brenda Clucas, daughter of Thomas Walter Clucas, on 22 June 1974.

Norman Blackwell owns properties in London and Surrey let on assured short hold tenancies, owned jointly with his wife.

Norman Blackwell is a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Music.