Francis Maude

Francis Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, is a British Conservative politician and life peer who currently serves as a Member of the House of Lords. He previously held several high-profile government positions, most notably serving as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2010 to 2015, where he led significant civil service reforms and government efficiency initiatives. Throughout his career, he served as a Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and later Horsham. A prominent figure in the Conservative Party, he held various shadow cabinet roles, including Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Foreign Secretary, and was instrumental in the party's modernization efforts during the mid-2000s.