Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson

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Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, LVO, (born 27 January 1931) is a British businessman.

The son the farmer Ronald Vinson was educated at the Nautical College in Pangbourne. He served in the Queen's Royal Regiment from 1948 to 1950, reaching the rank of Lieutenant.

Vinson was Director of the Sugar Board from 1968 to 1975, Director of British Airports Authority from 1973 to 1980, and Director of the Barclays Bank from 1982 to 1987. He is Co-Founder of the Centre for Policy Studies, for which he worked between 1974 and 1980. Vinson was also chairman and deputy chairman of various firms and trust.

From 1976 to 1978 Vinson was Honorary Director at the Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal. He was Member of the Northumbrian National Parks and Countryside Committee between 1977 and 1987, and Member of the Foundation of Science and Technology between 1991 and 1996. Since 2003, he is Trustee of CIVITAS.

Vinson was invested as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 1979. On 7 February 1985, he was created a life peer as Baron Vinson, of Roddam Dene in the County of Northumberland.

Vinson has been married to Yvonne Collins since 1972; they have three daughters.