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)