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Deighton was appointed CEO of LOCOG, announced on 19 December 2005. Deighton commented that it was "the only job I would have considered leaving Goldman Sachs for". He has been credited with contributing to the success of the London Olympics. His approach included early winning of sponsorships, and
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On either side a lion rampant Argent that to the dexter resting a foot on a bezant and that to the sinister resting a foot on an artist's palette Or.
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with the 2012 Olympics legacy. The delay in his taking up the appointment was necessary to allow him to complete his duties at LOCOG.
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Azure three bezants between two chevrons Argent all between three London 2012 Olympic torches Or enflamed Proper.
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Deighton and his wife met whilst working at Goldman Sachs. They have two adult sons. Deighton supports
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An American bald eagle wings elevated Proper supporting with the dexter claws an ionic column Argent.
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had reached 15,000 over the three months precedent, Deighton was appointed "PPE tsar" by
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In March 2016 Deighton was announced as the new Chairman of London Heathrow Airport.
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In March 2018 it was announced that Deighton would become chairman of the board of
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On 19 April 2020 when it was announced that the death toll in the UK alone of the
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House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings for Thursday 1 November 2012
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Deighton was succeeded as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury by
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London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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for services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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In September 2012 Deighton was appointed by Prime Minister
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To make him accountable to Parliament, he was created a
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scandal as having abused his position as a Tory peer.
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Downing Street statement on Paul Deighton appointment
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Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Baker, Stephanie; Rossingh, Danielle (8 June 2012).
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from January 2013 to May 2015. Deighton is a former
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People educated at Wallington County Grammar School
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Index

The Right Honourable
KBE

Moët Hennessy
Financial Times
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
David Cameron
George Osborne
The Lord Sassoon
The Lord O'Neill of Gatley
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Life Peerage
Carshalton
Surrey
Conservative
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
KBE
Conservative
Commercial Secretary to HM Treasury
investment banker
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
2012 Summer Olympics
Paralympics
The Economist Group
Carshalton
Wallington County Grammar School
Trinity College, Cambridge

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