Who is george osborne

Elected the youngest-ever Conservative MP in , aged 30, Osborne served as chancellor under prime minister David Cameron from to After quitting politics at the general election, he became editor of the Evening Standard newspaper and a part-time advisor to the US investment management firm BlackRock. In March, he stepped down from those roles to take up a full-time partnership at the boutique financial consultancy Robey Warshaw. He is also the chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.

It is unclear how much Osborne will be paid at Robey Warshaw, which has advised on some of the largest UK takeovers since it launched in Robey Warshaw said in its latest accounts that it paid no tax last year. He brings differentiated experience and expertise to our team from his leading roles in global finance over the past decade.

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