Nick St Aubyn

Nicholas Francis St Aubyn (born 19 November 1955) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Early life St Aubyn is the younger son of the Hon. Piers St Aubyn MC by his marriage to Mary Bailey-Southwell, and a grandson of Baron St Levan. and in the aftermath of the 1975 referendum on UK EEC-membership, President of the Young European Federalists. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in PPE in 1977; the BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree. Before Oxford, he lived and worked in Soweto, South Africa, through a placement with the Project Trust.

He worked as a Loan Officer for Morgan Guaranty Trust from 1977 to 1981.

Political career From 1982 to 1986, St Aubyn was a Conservative councillor on Westminster City Council, representing Little Venice ward. He then fought the Truro by-election in March 1987 following the death of David Penhaligon, While in parliament, he served on the Education Select Committee and was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Portillo.

Books Nick St Aubyn, Custom of the County (2010)