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Jonathon Espie Porritt, CBE, (born 6 July 1950) is an English environmentalist and writer. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Porritt appears frequently in the media, writing in magazines, newspapers and books, and appearing on radio and television regularly. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press"

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Early life and family background

He was born in London, and educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Magdalen College redirects here see also Magdalene College Cambridge Magdalen College (ˈmɔːdlɨn "maudlin" is one of the constituent Despite training as a barrister, he decided to become an English teacher at St Clement Danes Grammar School (later Burlington Danes School) in Shepherd's Bush, west London in 1974.

Porritt is the son of Lord Porritt, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand. Arthur Espie Porritt Baron Porritt, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE ( August 10, 1900 &ndash January 1, 1994 The Governor-General of New Zealand (Te Kawana Tianara o Aotearoa is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently Queen As well as receiving a non-hereditary life peerage, Lord Porritt had previously been awarded a baronetcy. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder Jonathon Porritt is entitled to claim the baronetcy, becoming The Hon Sir Jonathon Porritt, 2nd Baronet, but has so far declined to do so. [1]. He has two daughters [2],

Political and campaigning career

In the 1970s and early 1980s, Porritt was a prominent member of the Ecology Party. As chair of the UK Ecology Party (now the Green Party) from 1978 to 1984, he presided over changes that made the party much more prominent in elections. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Under his stewardship, membership grew from a few hundred to around 3,000.

In 1984 his first book, Seeing Green, was published. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In this year he also gave up teaching to become Director of Friends of the Earth in Britain, a post he held until 1990. Friends of the Earth (EWNI ( E ngland W ales and N orthern I reland is one of 70 national groups around the world which make up the Friends Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

After the Greens achieved 15% of the European Parliamentary vote in 1989, he became a strong public advocate of change in the Green Party. In particular, he advocated a more professional organisation with identifiable leaders. [3]

He also backed the election of Cynog Dafis, the joint Plaid Cymru-Green MP for Ceredigion. Cynog Glyndwr Dafis (born 1 February 1938 is a Welsh politician and member of the Plaid Cymru party Plaid Cymru (plaɪd ˈkəmri The Party of Wales often referred to simply as Plaid) is a Political party in Wales. Geography List of places in CeredigionCeredigion is a coastal county bordered by Cardigan Bay to the west Gwynedd to the north Powys to the east [4]

With Sara Parkin and Paul Ekins he founded Forum for the Future in 1996, a sustainable development charity. Sara Parkin is a former Green Party of England and Wales activist Paul Ekins (born 1950 is a prominent British academic in the field of sustainable economics Forum for the Future is a British Sustainable development charity. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present

He has also supported the Forests Now Declaration, which calls for new market based mechanisms to protect tropical forests. The Forests Now Declaration is a declaration that calls for a number of new market-based mechanisms to protect tropical forests

Current activities

Porritt acts as advisor to many bodies on environmental matters, as well as to individuals including Prince Charles and Stuart Rose, the chief executive of Marks & Spencer, advising on that company's forward strategy. He is a board member of the South West of England Regional Development Agency and Wessex Water. The South West of England Regional Development Agency leads the development of a sustainable economy in the South West England, investing to unlock the region’s business potential Wessex Water is a water supply and sewerage utility company based in Bath Somerset serving parts of south west and southern England. [5]

Porritt is on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine and actively supports the efforts of experts promoting renewable energy and sustainable development such as Walt Patterson. Walter C (Walt Patterson (born November 4, 1936 in Winnipeg, Canada arrived in the United Kingdom in 1960. Since 2000, he has been chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, set up by the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Sustainable Development Commission is the UK Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable development and a Non-Departmental Public Body. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to He has however been critical of the Labour government for its environmental record and its pro-nuclear stance. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the

He has recently completed a substantial re-write of his bestselling book Capitalism: As if the World Matters, which is due to be published by Earthscan in September 2007.

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External links


Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Arthur Porritt		 Baronet
(of Hampstead)
1994–present		 Succeeded by
Unproven incumbent

References

  1. ^ Baronetage website
  2. ^ Who's who
  3. ^ 'Porritt urges streamlining of leadership system', Financial Times, 23 September 1989
  4. ^ Article by John Morrisey
  5. ^ Board of South West RDA
Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland Arthur Espie Porritt Baron Porritt, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE ( August 10, 1900 &ndash January 1, 1994 The Porritt Baronetcy, of Hampstead in the County of London is in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom and was created on 25 January 1963 for Sir Arthur
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