Ranbir Singh Suri, Baron Suri

Ranbir Singh Suri, Baron Suri (born 10 February 1935)[1] is a Conservative life peer in the United Kingdom's House of Lords, nominated in 2014.[2][3] He is a businessman and formerly the general secretary of the Board of British Sikhs.[4] He was made a Life Peer by Queen Elizabeth II on 15 September 2014, as the Baron Suri, of Ealing in the London Borough of Ealing.[5]

Political donations

Suri donated £300,000 to the Conservative Party between 2004 and 2014.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://myparliament.info/member/4328
  2. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2719114/Cameron-make-jewellery-tycoon-gave-Tories-312-000-peer-alongside-Karren-Brady-ex-M-S-boss-Stuart-Rose.html
  3. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/King-of-Bling-Ranbir-Singh-Suri-now-a-peer-in-Britains-House-of-Lords/articleshow/39892204.cms
  4. ↑ "BBC News - Karren Brady and Sir Stuart Rose among new life peers". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 60989. p. 17978. 16 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Labour demands answers over Tory donor Ranbir Singh Suri’s peerage". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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