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 26 July 2008
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Lord Drayson

Former Minister of State for Business, and Regulatory Reform

Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Business Reform and Defence Equipment and Support (jointly with MoD)

Portfolio

Formerly responsible for:

  • Aerospace, Marine and Defence business sectors
  • Business Council for Britain
  • The Better Regulation Executive
  • Better Regulation within BERR

Biography

Lord Drayson left the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) on 7 November 2007.

Lord Drayson was previously appointed Minister of State for Business, Regulatory Reform on 29 June 2007. He was also a Minister with the MOD.

Paul was a Science entrepreneur for 20 years before going into politics in 2004. He trained as an engineer and following a PhD in robotics his career has encompassed the motor, food and biopharmaceutical industries.

He co-founded Powderject Pharmaceuticals plc and built it into one of the world’s leading vaccine companies, floating on the London Stock Exchange in 1997.

He was chairman of the Bio-industry Association (2001-02); Enterpreneur in Residence at the Said Business School, Oxford University (2003-04); and chairman of the Oxford Children’s Hospital Campaign (2002-05).

He is married with five children and his other passions are sword fencing, which he has been doing for over 30 years, and racing a bio-fuelled Aston Martin in the British GT championship.

He was been the Minister responsible for defence procurement from 2005 to 2007.

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