Peter Booth, Baron Booth Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Lord Booth
Office:Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Term Start:7 March 2024
Life peerage
Birth Name:Sydney John Peter Booth
Birth Place:Houghton-le-Spring, England
Party:Conservative
Alma Mater:University of Essex
Occupation:Businessman

Sydney John Peter Booth, Baron Booth[1] is a British businessman and politician. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in the northeast of England, and lived there until attending the University of Essex where he took a bachelor's degree in government. He has been the Chairman of the National Conservative Convention since 2021, and is Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Board. Booth was nominated by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for a life peerage[2] [3] and was created Baron Booth, of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland, on 7 March 2024.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary career for Lord Booth . 2024-03-07 . MPs and Lords . UK Parliament.
  2. News: Walker . Peter . 2024-02-09 . Major Tory donor among 13 new peers named in honours list . 2024-02-10 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: Political Peerages 2024 . GOV.UK . 2024-02-09 . 2024-02-10.