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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Sir Henry Angest (born 6 July 1940) is a Swiss-born London-based banker and political donor. He is the chairman and formerly chief executive officer of Arbuthnot Latham, a merchant bank in the City of London.

Early life

Henry Angest was born in July 1940 in Switzerland.[1][2][3][4] He attended the University of Basel.[5]

Career

Angest serves as the chairman and CEO of Arbuthnot Latham, a private bank in the City of London.[4]

Angest served on the board of directors of the Parity Group from 1997 to 2002.[6] He has served as Master of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.[6]

Political activity

Angest has made large donations to the Conservative Party, where he has served as treasurer.[4] He has also donated to William Hague, Chris Grayling, and Murdo Fraser.[2][7] He has been invited to private dinners with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street and Chequers.[3]

He has made donations to The Atlantic Bridge, The Freedom Association, and Global Britain, an anti-European Union think tank.[2]

In 2015, he was knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours List "for political services".[4] As a result, if he were to become a British Subject then he would be styled Sir Henry Angest.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Dorothy Angest.[3] In 2010, he was worth an estimated £45 million.[2]

References

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  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Jamie Doward, Publicity-shy Conservative donor revealed as paymaster of anti-European activists, The Guardian, April 11, 2010
  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 Simon Read, Top Tory funder runs high-cost loans company, The Independent, June 12, 2013
  4. 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 Adam Lusher, Queen's Birthday Honours: Sir Henry Angest, banker who gave Tories millions, is knighted in reward for 'political service', The Independent, June 12, 2015
  5. "Angest, Sir Henry, (born 6 July 1940), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Principal Shareholder, Arbuthnot Banking Group plc, since 1985; Chairman: Secure Trust Bank plc, 1982–2016; Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Ltd, 1994–2022." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2013
  6. 6,0 6,1 Henry Angest, Bloomberg Business
  7. Revealed: the Swiss millionaire backing Fraser’s leadership bid, Herald Scotland, October 23, 2011