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Reverend Paul Flowers BA (Hons) FRSA FRGS,〔 (born 5 June 1950)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26734513 )〕 is an English local politician and ordained Methodist minister, currently suspended indefinitely by the church. He is a former Labour councillor in Rochdale, and was non-executive chairman of the Co-operative Bank.〔〔 In 2013, the activities of Flowers, who had occupied a variety of powerful political and business posts and had been appointed by Labour leader Ed Miliband to a senior post in 2010, were widely reported in the media. Flowers was filmed by an acquaintance in his car apparently agreeing to buy cocaine and methamphetamine, and appearing to count large sums of money while discussing his use of a range of other non-medicinal drugs. He was subsequently taken to court and convicted of possession of drugs.〔(Former Co-op bank boss Paul Flowers pleads guilty to drug charges ). Helen Pidd. Publisher: ''The Guardian'' newspaper. Published: 7 May 2014. Retrieved: 8 May 2014.〕 Soon after the film of the apparent purchase of illicit drugs was released to the media, it was revealed that, while deputy head of social services at Rochdale Council, Flowers had known about the activities of paedophiles at a residential boys' school, but had not informed parents or taken measures to close the school,〔 was responsible for rejecting allegations of child sex abuse against the late Rochdale MP Cyril Smith, and that, in 2011, while working at Bradford Council, "inappropriate but not illegal adult content was found on a council computer handed in by Councillor Flowers for servicing. This was put to him and he resigned immediately." Several newspapers reported allegations that he communicated with rent boys using his work email account while he was in charge of the Co-operative Bank, and was convicted of carrying out a sex act in a public toilet more than 30 years ago.〔〔(Disgraced ex-Co-op chief's sordid past revealed: Methodist minister resigned as Labour councillor after porn was found on laptop and was convicted of gross indency in public toilet in 1981 ). Martin Robinson. ''Daily Mail'' newspaper. Published: 19 November 2013. Retrieved: 8 May 2014.〕 After the bank lost £700m in the first half of 2013, and a £1.5 billion hole in the bank's finances was discovered by the new chief executive Euan Sutherland in May 2013, Flowers resigned in June 2013. ==Early life== Flowers was brought up in Eastleigh, going to Barton Peveril School. From 1972 he studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology, graduating from the University of Bristol in 1975.〔 Early in his career he worked for four years in banking, gaining part 1 and half of his part 2 Institute of Bankers qualification.〔 Flowers now lives in Greater Manchester following his retirement from active ministry in June 2014. 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「Paul Flowers (banker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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