Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron has appointed businessman Dinesh Dhamija as his advisor on enterprise. In a recent speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research Tim said that he wanted to make the Liberal Democrats the ‘party of entrepreneurship’ .
He added: “It is a matter of great credit to the party that someone with Dinesh’s outstanding commercial record is willing to give his time to advise the Liberal Democrats.
“A nation's wealth is in the jobs it creates. Supporting and encouraging entrepreneurship is one of my top priorities.
“His appointment is evidence of our ability to offer a credible, business-friendly opposition to the government, which is in stark contrast to Labour’s anti-business rhetoric.
“Dinesh has been a very committed supporter of the Liberal Democrats and I look forward to being able to draw on his vast business experience and his strong belief that it is in Britain’s best interest to remain in the European Union.”
Dinesh Dhamija is one of the UK's leading international business people and currently president of TiE London (The Indus Entrepreneurs).
Dinesh founded ebookers.com in 1999, the first interactive British travel website, and took the company public on the US Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. Ebookers established a market of 300 million people, by opening offices in 11 countries of Europe, taking sales from 0 to $1Billion in 5 years. Ebookers created 2000 jobs, of which 700 were in the UK. Ebookers was sold for $471 million.
Dinesh’s work takes him around the world and he is determined to maintain Britain’s role as a global leader, including at the heart of a successful European Union. In recent years, this has led to an increased interest in, and involvement in, politics.
Having initially supported the Conservatives, in 2014 he switched allegiance to the Liberal Democrats, realising that only they shared his core values of entrepreneurship and internationalism. Since then, he has demonstrated his whole-hearted commitment to the party, becoming one of its key donors and joining its fundraising advisory board in 2015.
