James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick

Georey Robert James Jamie Borwick, 5th Baron 3 Philanthropy

Borwick (born 7 March 1955) is a British businessman,
hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords. Borwick is a Trustee of the Royal Brompton and Hare-
eld Charity, having retired from the British Lung Foun-
dation after 2 terms of 6 years as Trustee.[4]

Electric Modec van outside City Hall

1 Early life
Jamie Borwick was born on 7 March 1955. He was edu-
cated at Eton College.

2 Career
Borwick became Chief Executive (from 1987 to 2001) of
Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, best known for making
London Taxis, and then Chairman until 2003.
Insignia of a UK baronet
Borwick was founder and owner of electric truck pro-
ducer Modec in Coventry in 2004. The company closed
in 2011. He was Chairman of Route2Mobility Ltd, fund-
ing wheelchairs and scooters for disabled people as part 4 Personal life
of the UKs Motability scheme, until October 2010. He
was also a Deputy Chairman of the board of British Low
Carbon Vehicle Partnership.[1] Borwick married Victoria Poore in 1981,[5] who is a
former Conservative London Assembly Member and
His other business appointments include as Chairman Deputy Mayor of London, and, since 2015, MP for Kens-
of Countryside Properties (Bicester) Ltd, and Chairman ington; they have three sons and a daughter.[6]
of Federated Trust Corporation Ltd. He was a non-
executive Director of Hansa Trust plc from 1984 until
2012.
5 Styles of address
On 16 July 2013, Lord Borwick was elected to sit in
the House of Lords at a hereditary peers by-election 19552007: Mr Georey Robert James Borwick
in replacement of the late Lord Reay;[2] he sits on the
Conservative benches.[3] 2007: The Rt Hon The Lord Borwick

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6 References
[1] Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Board - Cutting Carbon
Output Advisory Group.

[2] Beamish, David. Clerk of the Parliaments (PDF).

Whole-House Hereditary Peers By-election, July 2013: re-
sult. House of Lords. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

[3] Beamish, David. Clerk of the Parliaments (PDF). Can-

didature statements. House of Lords. Retrieved 18 July
2013.

[4] Our trustees. British Lung Foundation. Retrieved 11

October 2016.

[5] Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burkes Peerage & Barone-

tage, 107th edn. London: Burkes Peerage & Gentry Ltd.
p. 443 (BORWICK, B). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

[6] Borwick, 5 Baron in Debretts People of Today, 2014.

7 External links
Interview with Jamie, Lord Borwick at Financial
Times
Interview with Jamie, Lord Borwick at REAL BUSI-
NESS
The Lady Borwick MP at UK Parliament website
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