By Jonathan Isaby
Last night the Bow Group held its AGM and a new officer team was elected who will serve under the chairmanship of Brian Cattell (pictured).
He has been active in Conservative politics for over ten years, during which time he has served as a Parliamentary Candidate and a councillor in the London Borough of Camden. Outside of politics, he has has been an entrepreneur, setting up his first business in Eastern Europe at the age of 22; a journalist; and also a business consultant to many large international companies focused on emerging markets. Tomorrow he will be wrting for ConHome about his latest research presenting the case for greater UK engagement in Latin America.
In being elected Bow Group chairman, he takes over from Annesley Abercorn and follows in the footsteps of a large number of well known names, including Geoffrey Howe, Michael Howard, Norman Lamont and Peter Lilley. At the general election in May, no fewer than five recent Bow Group chairmen were elected Conservative MPs for the first time: Andrew Jones, Damian Hinds, Sam Gyimah, Kwasi Kwarteng and Chris Skidmore.
Brian Cattell said last night:
“It is a great honour to have been elected as the Chairman of the Bow Group. I believe passionately in the Group’s heritage and its mission to influence the policy debate within the Conservative family. I am confident that we have a strong team in place and the talent to continue to produce fresh and innovative thinking that will help shape the policymaking process in this country.”
The full results of the officer elections were as follows:
Chairman
Brian Cattell - 48 votes
Craig Rimmer - 20 votes
Research Secretary
Luke Powell - 36 votes
Mark Nicholson - 28 votes
Secretary
Alan Young - 41 votes
Daniel Valentine - 25 votes
Treasurer
Matt Eaton - 43 votes
Robert Westbrook - 18 votes
Social Secretary
Paul Mawdsley - 45 votes
Patrick Sullivan - 18 votes
Political Officer
Ben Harris-Quinney - elected unopposed
Commercial Secretary
Alex Hawley - elected unopposed
Membership Secretary
Jack Chubb - elected unopposed
Five elected Council Members
Stuart Carroll - 55 votes
Jennifer White - 54 votes
Camilla Hayselden-Ashby - 51 votes
Gary Jones - 48 votes
Mark Eastham - 33 votes
Tony Lodge - 27 votes
Tom Packer - 20 votes
Peter Cuthbertson - 17 votes
David Goss - 11 votes
