Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden

Charles Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, of Melrose in the District of Ettrick and Lauderdale Kt DL ( born April 30, 1933) is a British textile entrepreneurs, business leaders and politicians of the Conservative Party, which since 1985 as a life peer member of the House of Lords is.

Life

Military and career

After schooling Sanderson came in 1952 in the Royal Corps of Signals and served 1953-1956 until the signal regiment of the 51st Highland Infantry Division of the Territorial Army and in connection to 1958 at the King's Own Scottish Borderers the Territorial Army.

After completing his military service, he joined in 1958 as a partner in the family business Chas. P. Sanderson Wool & Yarn Merchants in a Melrose and worked for this until 1987.

The mid-1970s began Sanderson, who was a member of the 1972 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, his political career in the Conservative Party and was initially 1975-1977 Vice President and 1977-1979 President of the Association of Scottish Conservative and Unionist. At the same time he belonged 1977-1986 on the Executive Committee of the National Union of Conservative Associations, and was initially between 1979 and 1981 its Vice - Chairman and then from 1981 to 1986 its chairman.

During this time, Sanderson, who was governor from 1978 to 1987 at St. Mary 's School in Melrose was, 1980-1987 Governor of the Scottish College of Textiles and 1982-2000 Member of the Council of Trinity College, Glenalmond, which he chaired last of 1994 until 2000. In addition, he was active 1984-1987 as a member of the Council of Independent Schools, and at the same time as a member of the committee of management bodies.

At the beginning of the 1980s, he also became increasingly Manager functions in other business enterprises and was 1981-1987 Director of Illingworth Morris plc as well as in the years 1983 to 1987 Chairman of the Edinburgh Financial Trust and 1984-1987 of the Shires Investment Trust. In 1985 he also began his work for the Clydesdale Bank, in which he again from 1993 to 2000 Director and most recently between 1996 and 1998 First Vice - Chairman and then Chairman from 1998 to 2004 between 1985 and 1987 as well.

Upper House Member and Minister of State

By Letters Patent of June 5, 1985 Sanderson, who in 1981 became a Knight Bachelor and then on the additional name "Sir" led, as a life peer charged with the title Baron Sanderson of Bowden, of Melrose in the District of Ettrick and Lauderdale in the peerage. Shortly afterwards, was his introduction ( Introduction) as a member of the House of Lords.

In 1987 he was Minister of State in the Ministry of Scotland and has held this position until 1990. Thereupon was Lord Sanderson, who is since 1990 Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, between 1990 and 1993 Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party, the National Union of Conservative Party in Scotland.

After retiring from the government in 1990, he became increasingly re- Manager functions in the private sector and was from 1990 to 1992 director of Illingworth Morris plc and 1991-2003 by The Scottish Mortgage Trust plc, whose chairman he was last seen in 1993 and 2003. Lord Sanderson, of the Hawick Cashmere is Co -Chairman since 1991, was also the director of Woolcombers plc (1992 to 1995), by Caro (1992 to 1995), by United Auctions Ltd (1992 to 1999), Edinburgh Woollen Mills Ltd. ( 1993-1997 ), of Watson & Philip plc (1993 to 1999), of Scottish Pride Holdings ( 1994-1997 ) and by Morrison Construction plc (1995 to 2000).

Lord Sanderson, who from 1994 to 2001 Member of the Council of Edinburgh Napier University, continued 1996-2000 Honorary President of the President of the Association of Scottish Conservative and Unionist. After he served further between 1996 and 1997 as Vice - Chairman of the Association of Scottish Upper House Members ( Scottish peers ' Association), he was in the port from 1998 to 2000 its chairman.

During this time he was, from 1998 to 2004 chairman of the St. Mary 's School in Melrose and a board member of Bank plc. Since 2000 he has been involved in the years 1999 to 2004, even in traditional Livery Company the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters and part of Yorkshire since then, their assistance committee as a member. In addition, since 2004 he has Upper Warden of this trade association, after he had from 2003 to 2004 Under Warden and at times between 2005 and 2006 also master.

Lord Sanderson, the 2001 Honorary doctorates from the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh Napier University was awarded, served from 2002 to 2003 as President of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and between 2003 and 2008 as Vice Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale. In addition, he was from 2006 to 2008 director of the Develica plc Germany and since 2007 has been director of the Accsys Technology plc and since 2008 Chairman of the Abbotsford Trust.