In a Board Meeting of the Mortgage Magic recently Rt. Hon Sir Tony Baldry joined the board of Mortgage Magic as the newly appointed Chairman, held on 3rd December, 2019, at the East India Club in St. James’ Square, London. Sir Tony was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 and appointed to the HM Privy Council in 2014, and became a Lay Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford in 2015.
Sir Tony was a member of Parliament (MP) for 32 years and a UK government Minister for 8 years. His ministerial posts included Minister of State Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Energy, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of the Environment, and a Minister in the UK Foreign Office. Sir Tony was also a Personal Aide to the legendary former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Following his retirement from the Parliament in 2015, UK Prime Minister David Cameron commended Sir Tony as “the finest example of an MP.” During his accomplished career, Sir Tony led multiple official UK trade missions across the globe, including serving as an Honorary member of the 48 Group for his work with China. Sir Tony has a Master of Arts degree in International Development and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Sussex. He was a visiting Parliamentary Fellow at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford and continues to be a guest member of the University of Oxford. Sir Tony is currently the leader of a commercial set of Barristers’ Chambers “One Essex Court” in London. Sir Tony is also the Chairman of Westminster Group PLC, and the Founding Chairman of the Nevis Bank & Trust.