Sir Hugh
ROBERTSON

King’s School, Canterbury; The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and Reading University (BSc Honours in Property Investment).

Army Officer (1982 – 1995) including active service in Northern Ireland (1987), The First Gulf War (1991) and with the UN Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus (1988) and Bosnia Herzegovina (1994); Schroder Investment Management (1995 – 2001); Member of Parliament and Government Minister (2001 - 2015); Minister for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (2010 - 2013); Minister of State at The Foreign Office responsible for The Middle East, North Africa and Security 2013 - 2015; Chair Camelot (2018 - 2022); Chair Birmingham Airport (2023 - );  Independent Non Executive Deloitte on their UK, European and Global Advisory Boards (2024 -).

Cricket, Field Hockey, Skiing, Equestrian.

Cricket captain and hockey athlete at school, university and RMA Sandhurst.

Shadow Sports and Olympics Minister (2004 – 2010); Minister for Sport and The Olympics (2010 – 2013); Vice Chair and stand-in Chair British Olympic Association (2015 – 2016); Chair British Olympic Association (2016 – 2025).

Minister for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 2010 - 2013; Member of the Programme Commission (2023 - ).

Privy Counsellor (2012); IPC Award (2012); Emeritus Award Sport and Recreation Alliance (2014); Knight Commander of St Michael and St George (2014); EOC Laurel Award 2025.

Chair Rugby Football Union’s World Cup Review (2019); Chair World Rugby’s Global Governance Review (2020 – 2021).