Jeremy Middleton

Jeremy Middleton CBE (born 19 November 1960) is a British businessperson, angel investor, and former Conservative politician.

Early life Middleton was born on 19 November 1960 in Burton upon Trent to Dennis Middleton and Vivienne Middleton. He was educated at Tettenhall College before studying History at the University of Kent. He married Catherine Smith in 1988, with whom he has three children.

He co-founded emergency repairs company HomeServe in 1990, and has served on its executive committee since 1992.

He has been managing director of investment company Middleton Enterprises since 1990, which funds new companies in the North East and part funded the film The Liability. He invested in Atom Bank and Rota, an app providing casual labour in the hospitality sector. He started the Middleton Community Enterprise Fund in 2007, to give money to charities to support their commercial work.

From 2012 to 2016, Middleton served on the board of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership.

He is also governor of Studio West School and a board member of a charity for the homeless, Changing Lives. The elections were subsequently cancelled after North East councils failed to agree on the central government's devolution package.

Honours He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for political and charitable services.