Jacques Arnold

Background

ARNOLD, Jacques was born on August 27, 1947 in London, United Kingdom.

Education

Schools in Brazil, until 1968. London School of Economics, Bachelor of Science (Econ.), 1969-1972. Spoken languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French.

Career

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent in January 2013. Unlike many of his fellow former Tory MPs, he refought the seat at the 2001 election - only to come second place to Labour"s Chris Pond. Jacques Arnold started his career with Hill Samuel & Company, merchant bankers, in the City of London.

Between 1976 and 1978 he lived in São Paulo Paulo, where he established the Representative Office of Midland Bank Limited, serving as the Deputy Representative.

Returning to Britain, he was from 1978 to 1983 he was Regional Director of Thomas Cook Bankers, with responsibilities for Latin America, Iberia and Africa, setting up new operations in São Paulo Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Caracas, and running large established businesses in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Nigeria and Libya. He was then successively Assistant Trade Finance Director of Midland Bank, and a Director of American Express Europe Limited.

He was Chairman of Hyde Park Tories, the Conservative team at Speakers" Corner.

He was a Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Maclean, Minister of State for the Environment, and then at the Home Office, from 1992 to 1995. He was Chairman of the Conservative backbench committee on Constitutional Affairs, and Secretary of the Conservative backbench committee on Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs.

He also became Chairman of both the Brazilian and Portuguese Parliamentary Groups, and Secretary of the British Latin American Parliamentary Group.

He was an official parliamentary observer at the 1988 Chilean plebiscite, and also for the first elections in both Angola and Mozambique. He addressed a committee of the Brazilian Congress in Brasilia during the constitutional crisis of 1992. Since leaving the House of Commons he has been Adviser to a number of major companies with interests in Latin America, notably British Aerospace Systems, and FIRST Magazine.

He also lectures on Latin America.

He is currently Chairman of the Tonbridge & Malling Conservative Association. He is the author of two series of books: “A History of Britain’s Parliamentary Constituencies”, and “The Royal Houses of Europe” a genealogical work.

He is a Grand Official of the Brazilian National Order of the Southern Cross and a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.

Achievements

• Jacques Arnold was educated at schools in Brazil, before returning to England in 1968, to attend the London School of Economics, where he attained a Bachelor of Science(Economy)(Honours) During that period he was Chairman of London School of Economics Conservatives, the student society. During that period he won the Oundle division of Northamptonshire County Council, and served as County Councillor from 1981 to 1985.

Politics

He is now a consultant and lecturer on Latin American Affairs, and is the author of two book series on political and genealogical subjects. The Tories regained the seat in 2005 with Adam Holloway becoming the Member of Parliament, the first time since the 1951 that the seat had not been held by the winning party.

Membership

50th United Kingdom Parliament. 51st United Kingdom Parliament]

He was the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Gravesham in Kent from 1987, when he succeeded Tim Brinton, until he lost his seat in the landslide 1997 election. He was a Member of the Education and Treasury Select Committees.

He was a member of the executive committee of the British Group, Inter-Parliamentary Union.

He was a member of the Argentine British Conference, which brought the countries back together after the Falklands War.

Personality

He was Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Coventry South East in 1983.

Connections

Spouse Patricia Anne Maunder, 1976. Children: Hazel, Philippa, David.

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Patricia Anne Maunder