Terence Mordaunt

Credentials

• Details on Mordaunt's educational background are not readily available online.

Background

Terence Mordaunt is the owner and chairman of the Bristol Port Company. In April 2017, he became a director of The Global Warming Policy Forum, the advocacy arm of the climate science denial campaign group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. [1], [2],[3]

Mordaunt is a major Conservative party donor, having donated £34,600 to the Conservative party between 2003 and 2009, according to Electoral Register data. His companies also donated at least £135,000 to the party since 2008, including a £25,000 donation in 2017. [4]

The Bristol Port Company also donated £100k to Vote Leave in 2016.  [4]

Stance on Climate Change

Mordaunt is a director at the Global Warming Policy Forum. The group's parent organization, the Global Warming Poilcy Foundation, has suggested “Policies to ‘stop climate change’ are based on climate models that completely failed to predict the lack of warming for the past two decades” and that “Carbon dioxide has been mercilessly demonized as ‘carbon pollution’, when in fact it is a benefit to the planet.” [5]

Key Quotes

April 7, 2017

After joining the Global Warming Policy Forum's board of directors, Mordaunt said: [3]

 “I am delighted to continue my support for the GWPF which has brought much needed rigour into the climate debate.”

Key Deeds

April 2017

Mordaunt became a director of the Global Warming Policy Forum, a subsidiary of the climate science denial campaign group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. [3]

Affiliations

• The Global Warming Policy Forum  (GWPF) — Director. [6]
• Bristol Oil and Gas Limited — Director. [7]
• C2 Partners LLP—LLP Designated Member. [7]
• The Bristol Port Company — Chairman and co-owner. [1]
• Pendennis Shipyard Limited—  Former Chairman. Listed as Director in Companies House records. [8], [7]
• First Corporate Shipping Limited — Chairman/director. [7]
• The Outward Bound Trust — Trustee. [9]
• Bristol and Gloucester Pilot Boat Company — Director. [7]
• Actual Limited — Director. [7]
• Crestcredit Projects Limited — Director. [7]
• The Mordaunt Foundation — Trustee. [10]

Social Media

Terence Mordaunt does not appear to be active on social media.

Publications

Terence Mordaunt does not appear to have published any articles, papers, or otherwise in major publications.

Resources

1. “Organisation structure,” The Bristol Port Company. Archived December 28, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/yxA4K

2. Mat Hope. “Pro-Brexit Oil Company Boss and Major Tory Donor Named as Director of Climate Science Denying GWPF,” DeSmog, August 7, 2017.

3. (Press Release). “TERENCEMORDAUNTJOINSGWPFBOARDOFDIRECTORS,” The Global Warming Policy Forum, April 7, 2017. Archived December 28, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/I6GZj

4. Electoral Commission search. Performed December 2018. Data on file at DeSmog,

5. Andrew Montford. “Unintended Consequences of Climate Change Policy” (PDF), Global Warming Policy Foundation, January 2015. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

6. “BOARDMEMBERS,” The Global Warming Policy Forum. Archived December 28, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/RTbWQ

7. “Terence Charles MORDAUNT,” Companies House. Archived December 28, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/ST5ur

8. “Board of Directors,” Pendennis. Archived May 25, 2013. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/AqUmj

9. “OURTRUSTEES,” The Outward Bound Trust. Archived December 28, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/JY6Jh

10. “The Mordaunt Foundation,” Charity Commission. Data for financial year ending June 30, 2017. Archived December 29, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/INHAz

Other Resources

• “Terence Mordaunt,” PowerBase.

• Bloomberg Executive Profile: Terence Mordaunt.

• Mordaunt Faimily History and Geneology.