British-Belizean businessman, pollster and politician
This article is about the businessman and politician. For the Second World War cryptanalyst, see Michael Arbuthnot Ashcroft. For the Olympic sport shooter, see Michael Ashcroft (sport shooter).
The Right Honourable
The Lord Ashcroft
KCMG PC
Ashcroft in 2015
Born
Michael Anthony Ashcroft
(1946-03-04) 4 March 1946 (age 78)
Chichester, West Sussex, England
Citizenship
British
Belizean
Turks and Caicos Islands
Education
Norwich School
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Alma mater
Anglia Ruskin University
Occupation(s)
Businessman, politician
Known for
Hawley Goodall
ADT
British Car Auctions
Flooved
Political party
Conservative
Spouses
Wendy Burrell
(m. 1972, div. 1984)
Susan Anstey
(m. 1986)
Children
3
Michael Anthony Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft, KCMG, PC (born 4 March 1946)[1] is a British-Belizean businessman, pollster and politician. He is a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. Ashcroft founded Michael A. Ashcroft Associates in 1972[2][3] and was the 132nd richest person in the UK, as ranked by the Sunday Times Rich List 2021, with an estimated fortune of £1.257 billion.[4]
He was created a life peer in 2000, and sat on the Conservative benches of the House of Lords until resigning in 2015. The Cabinet Office stated that he would take up permanent residence in the UK for tax purposes,[5][6] but it was reported a decade later that he had not done so.[7][8]
Ashcroft holds dual British and Belizean nationality, and is a belonger of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
^"Ashcroft, Baron, (Michael Anthony Ashcroft) (born 4 March 1946)". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u5821. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 3 June 2021 – via WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO.
^"Ashcroft: The Tories' troublesome tycoon". BBC News. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^"Inflation Calculator | Bank of England". www.bankofengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^"The Sunday Times Rich List 2021". Sunday Times Rich List. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^White, Michael (27 August 2002). "Ashcroft tax inquiry runs into buffers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^Cite error: The named reference BBC_2218803 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Lord Ashcroft admits 'non-dom' status". BBC News. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
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