Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel


Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel is a British politician from the Labour Party.

Life and career

Simon Haskel was educated at Sedbergh School and Salford College of Advanced Technology, where he graduated with a BSc in Textile Technology. He then built up his own national and international textile firm, the Perrotts Group Plc. Haskel was created a life peer in the House of Lords on 4 October 1993, taking the title Baron Haskel, of Higher Broughton in the County of Greater Manchester.