18-413: Anthony or Tony Nelson may refer to: Anthony Nelson (politician) (born 1948), British Conservative politician Anthony Nelson (musician) (born 1975), Gospel Musician Anthony Nelson (boxer) (born 1985), English boxer Anthony Nelson (footballer) (born 1997), Caymanian footballer Anthony Nelson (American football) , American football player for
36-472: A number of amendments to legislation enhancing the protection of investors, depositors and policy holders. As a Minister, Nelson was responsible for economic and monetary policy as well as supervision of the financial services industry under successive Chancellors of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke. As Minister for Trade and Industry, he was responsible for export policy and promotion as well as
54-780: A number of other commonwealth countries including the John Howard Society of Canada and the New Zealand Howard League of which the Howard League for Penal Reform Canterbury is a part. In October 2021, Andrea Coomber, previously director of JUSTICE , succeeded Frances Crook as Chief Executive of the Howard League. The Howard League campaigns for a reduction in the number of arrests of children in England and Wales. Data published by
72-759: A public private partnership engaged in the regeneration of East London, 2002−08. Nelson was also a Governor of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (now the Institute of Financial Services); a Director of International Financial Services London (now TheCityUK) and a member of the Governing Body of the International Chamber of Commerce UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Anthony Nelson
90-539: Is a former British politician and banker. He was educated at Harrow School , where he was head of school, and Christ's College, Cambridge , where he gained a MA (Hons) in economics and law. Having unsuccessfully stood for Leeds East in February 1974 , he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Chichester in October 1974 at the unusually young age of 26, and remained in that office until he stood down at
108-609: Is the son of the late Group Captain Gordon Nelson and Mrs J.M. Nelson. He was born in Hamburg, Germany . In 1974, he married Caroline Victoria Butler and they have two children, Charlotte-Anne (b 1979) and Carlton (b 1981), both of whom are married. Howard League for Penal Reform The Howard League for Penal Reform is a registered charity in the United Kingdom . It is the oldest penal reform organisation in
126-552: The 1997 general election and resumed a career in banking as Vice Chairman of Citigroup . In 1988, as a backbencher Nelson introduced a successful private members bill to televise the House of Commons despite Margaret Thatcher being against the move. Initially this was for an 18-month trial period before becoming permanent after support from key parliamentarians (including the Deputy speaker Betty Boothroyd ). He also introduced
144-752: The Minister for the Armed Forces 1983–85. He was Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1992–94; Minister of State at the Treasury 1994–5; and Minister of State at the Department for Trade and Industry 1995–97. An ardent pro-European in and out of Parliament, Nelson took over from Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge as Chairman of Britain in Europe in 2004. After leaving Cambridge in 1969, Nelson joined
162-686: The Penal Reform League since 1918. Fry was succeeded by Cicely Craven as honorary secretary of the Howard League in 1926. The Howard League played a key role in campaigning for the abolition of capital punishment ; advocated for the founding of the National Probation Service ; and co-founded the Prisoners' Advice Service . The charity also successfully campaigned for the introduction of the victims' compensation scheme. Historically-related organisations operate in
180-770: The Reconstruction and Renewal of Lloyd's of London. Before joining Parliament, Nelson founded the Action Group for Penal Reform, was a founder member of the National Victims Association and a member of the Council of the Howard League . In Parliament, he served as a member of the Select Committee on Science and Technology 1975–79. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Construction 1979–1983 and to
198-586: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Nelson (footballer) (1930–2022), Welsh former footballer Tony Nelson (hurdler) (born 1950), Canadian Olympic hurdler Tony Nelson ( I Dream of Jeannie ) , a character in the TV series I Dream of Jeannie See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Anthony Nelson [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
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#1732801497923216-401: The charity in 2016 showed that the number of arrests of children had fallen by 59 per cent in six years (from 245,763 in 2010 to 101,926 in 2015). The Howard League's Chief Executive, Frances Crook, said that the fall could be attributed to better use of resources, removing national targets, improving staff training, and support from communities. The Howard League's Books For Prisoners campaign
234-609: The charity's headquarters since 2000, was officially opened by Betty Boothroyd in November 2001. The Centre is located in north London. In 1921, the Howard Association merged with the Penal Reform League to become the Howard League for Penal Reform. The Penal Reform League had been founded in 1907 with Arthur St John as Secretary. The new organisation was led by Margery Fry , who had been Secretary of
252-508: The merchant bank, N M Rothschild & Sons , where he worked as an asset manager and research analyst. He was a director on the board of the Chichester Festival Theatre 1982−92. After leaving Government and Parliament in 1997, he joined Schroder Salomon Smith Barney as a Managing Director and was appointed Vice Chairman of Citigroup 2000−08. He was Chairman of Southern Water 2002-04 and Chairman of Gateway to London,
270-515: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Nelson&oldid=1107719468 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anthony Nelson (politician) Richard Anthony Nelson (born 11 June 1948)
288-704: The world, named after John Howard . It was founded as the Howard Association in 1866 and changed its name in 1921, following a merger with the Penal Reform League. The charity focuses on penal reform in England and Wales. The Howard League is independent of the United Kingdom government and is funded by voluntary donations and membership donations. The charity also receives funding from the Legal Services Commission , as it holds Legal Aid contracts in order to perform its work with young people in custody. The Howard League Centre for Penal Reform,
306-522: Was set up in 2014 to overturn restrictions on sending books to people in prisons in England and Wales. The campaign was supported by another charity, English PEN , and writers including Carol Ann Duffy , the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom ; Mark Haddon ; Sarah Waters ; David Hare ; A. L. Kennedy ; Alan Bennett ; Salman Rushdie ; Joanne Harris ; Ian Rankin ; Irvine Welsh ; Nick Hornby ; Ruth Padel and Philip Pullman . The campaign
324-549: Was successful. In December 2014, High Court judge Mr Justice Collins ruled that there was "no good reason" to restrict access to books for prisoners. The Howard League campaigned against the criminal courts charge, which required defendants who were convicted of a crime to pay fees ranging from £150 to £1,200 towards the cost of their case. When the charge was suspended by the then Justice Secretary Michael Gove in December 2015, Howard League Chief Executive Frances Crook called
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