Whilst there, he was a member of the Bullingdon Club. In 1990 he was awarded a demyship at Magdalen College, Oxford, where in 1993 he received a 2:1 bachelor's degree in Modern History. Osborne was educated at independent schools: Norland Place School, Colet Court and St Paul's School. His mother is Felicity Alexandra Loxton-Peacock, the daughter of Hungarian-born Jewish artist Clarisse Loxton-Peacock ( née Fehér). George Osborne is to inherit the baronetcy he would thus become Sir George Osborne, 18th Baronet. His father is Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet, co-founder of the firm of fabric and wallpaper designers Osborne & Little. Life was easier as a George it was a straightforward name." He is the eldest of four boys. So I decided to be George after my grandfather, who was a war hero. When I finally told my mother she said, 'Nor do I'. In an interview in July 2005, he said: "It was my small act of rebellion. George Osborne was born in Paddington, London, as Gideon Oliver Osborne he decided when he was 13 to be known by the additional first name of 'George'. In 2021 he became an investment banker with Robey Warshaw. Osborne was editor of the London Evening Standard from 2017 to 2020 before becoming editor-in-chief of the newspaper. He has been chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) since 2016 and a Founding Partner of venture capital firm 9Yards Capital since 2018. Osborne served on the backbenches for a year before leaving public office at the 2017 general election. Following the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union and Cameron's consequent resignation, he was dismissed by Cameron's successor, Theresa May. He was widely viewed as a potential successor to David Cameron as Leader of the Conservative Party one Conservative MP suggested that the closeness of his relationship with Cameron meant that the two effectively shared power during the duration of the Cameron governments. After the Conservatives won an overall majority in the 2015 general election, Cameron reappointed him Chancellor in his second government and gave him the additional title of First Secretary of State. As Chancellor, Osborne pursued austerity policies aimed at reducing the budget deficit and launched the Northern Powerhouse initiative. He succeeded Alistair Darling, inheriting a large deficit in government finances due to the effects of the late-2000s financial crisis. After the 2010 general election, Osborne was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
The following year he ran David Cameron's successful party leadership campaign, and was subsequently appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Conservative leader Michael Howard in 2004. Osborne was elected as MP for Tatton in 2001, becoming the youngest Conservative member of the House of Commons. In Opposition, he worked as a speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague. He went on to be a special adviser to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Douglas Hogg and work for John Major at 10 Downing Street, including on Major's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign. After working briefly as a freelancer for The Daily Telegraph, he joined the Conservative Research Department in 1994 and became head of its political section.
The son of the Osborne & Little co-founder and baronet Peter Osborne, Osborne was born in Paddington and educated at Norland Place School, Colet Court and St Paul's School before studying at Magdalen College, Oxford. ^ Office vacant from 13 July 2016 to 11 June 2017.
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