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Jeremy Middleton CBE (born 19 November 1960) is a British Conservative politician and a company director. ==Education and career== Middleton, who was born in Wolverhampton and educated at Tettenhall College was the co-founder of 'Homeserve', a FTSE 200 insurance and maintenance company which is valued around £1 billion.〔(NE Business, 15 February 2010. Jeremy Middleton, FTSE-200 company co-founder. by Karen Dent, The Journal )〕 He contested Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in the 1997 general election, losing to Nick Brown by over 23,000 votes, and has five times unsuccessfully contested seats on Newcastle upon Tyne City Council. In the 2004 European Parliament election he was listed second on the Conservative list in the North East region but again failed to be elected as the Conservatives won just one seat. He was the local Conservatives candidate in the 2004 Hartlepool by-election, where he came fourth. Middleton served as President of the National Conservative Convention from March 2008 to April 2009〔("Conservatives - Annual Report & Financial Statements for y/e 31 December 2008" ) Accessed 27 June 2010.〕 In April 2009, Middleton was elected onto the board of the Conservative party as Chairman of the National Convention.〔("Members of the Board, Jeremy Middleton" ), Conservative Party (UK). Accessed 2009-05-22.〕 He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for political and charitable services. As founder of the £50m investment company, Middleton Enterprises, Middleton has led investment in a number of companies, including Tyneside-based cable management company D-Line, energy cost management firm Utilitywise, and Atom Bank.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bqlive.co.uk/2014/07/01/atom-bank-gets-six-figure-backing/ )〕 In 2013, Middleton’s firm, Middleton Investments, was one of the investors behind the Tim Roth film ''The Liability'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/jeremy-middleton-debuts-film-industry-4392426 )〕 which was filmed entirely in Middleton’s adopted home of the North East of England. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeremy Middleton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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