Nick Anstee
682nd Lord Mayor of London
In office
13 November 2009 – 12 November 2010
Preceded byIan Luder CBE
Succeeded bySir Michael Bear
Personal details
Born (1958-05-27) 27 May 1958
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucs
NationalityBritish
Political partynon-affiliated
SpouseClaire née Cooper
Children3 daus: Becca, Megan & Jen
ResidenceBarbican EC2
Alma materINSEAD
ProfessionChartered accountant (FCA)

Nicholas John Anstee (born 27 May 1958, Gloucestershire) is the former Lord Mayor of the City of London; he was the 682nd person to serve as mayor and his term was from 2009 to 2010. He served as Alderman for the Ward of Aldersgate having previously been its representative in the City since his election as a Common Councilman in 1987.[1]

Early life

Alderman Anstee was born in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, he is the son of Wing Commander Peter Anstee by his wife Ann Price. He attended Stamford School in Lincolnshire, before attending INSEAD at Fontainebleau and then Staffordshire University.

Career

Having qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982, Anstee worked for a number of clearing banks before becoming a partner in Arthur Andersen. He then moved to Deloitte and Touche. Anstee is now a senior director of the international law firm SJ Berwin.

Sheriff of the City of London 2003–04,[2] he became Lord Mayor of London for 2009–10, when Alderman Anstee was also the ex-officio Chancellor of City University London.

In 2010, he received a Doctor of Science honoris causa from City University London. Uniquely in modern times, he refused any national honour upon his retirement as Lord Mayor. He was offered appointment as a CBE, but reportedly stated openly that he was "worth more than a f***ing CBE.”

Personal life

Anstee married Claire Cooper in 1983. They have three daughters (born March 1985, July 1987 and January 1993), who attended the City of London School for Girls.

References

  1. ↑ City of London Corporation Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Nick Anstee profile
  2. ↑ "Mr Alderman and Sheriff Nick Anstee Sheriff of the City of London 2003/2004" (PDF). City of London. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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