Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg
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Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg (born 1936, Belfast) is a British life peer, businessman and multi-millionaire from Northern Ireland.[1]
Steinberg is the founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Stanley Leisure Ltd.[2] The business was founded in Belfast in 1958, but Steinberg moved to Liverpool in 1977 when he refused to pay protection money to either Republican or Loyalist paramilitaries.[3]
Since 2005 Stanley Leisure has seen changes of ownership, with William Hill and the Genting Group buying the casino operation.[3] Steinberg sold a large number of his shares in 2004, but retained 11.3% of the company's stake.[4]
Lord Steinberg, who now lives in Hale, was made a Tory life peer in 2004,[4] and has made contributions to the Conservative Party.[5]
His personal fortune was estimate as being some £108 million in 2005.[4] He is also the Founder and Chairman of Trustees of the Steinberg Family Charitable Trust.[2]
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- ^ Cracroft's Peerage
- ^ a b Unlock Democracy website: Party Watch (accessed on the 25th of June 2007)
- ^ a b The Sun newspaper (accessed on the 25th of June 2007).
- ^ a b c Manchester Evening News (accessed on the 25th of June 2007).
- ^ Unlock Democracy website. (accessed on the 25th of June 2007)
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| NAME | Steinberg, Leonard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lord Steinberg, Baron Steinberg |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish businessman |
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