Stanley Fink has entered the House of Lords
The co-treasurer of the Conservative Party took up his seat as Lord Fink today.
The man described as "the Godfather" of the hedge fund industry, Lord Fink runs hedge fund International Standard Asset Management and was the chief executive of the MAN Group. He has donated more than donated £1.9 million to his party in the last eight years.
Active in Jewish affairs, the new peer is chairman of the patrons of Liberal Judaism and co-chairman of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, as well as vice-president of the Jewish Leadership Council.