Matt Ridley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Matt Ridley

economist

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1958

Place of Birth: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, politician, economist, zoologist, banker, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Matt Ridley

  • Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley (born 7 February 1958) is a British journalist and businessman.
  • Ridley is best known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics.
  • He has written several science books including The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (1994), Genome (1999), The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (2010) and The Evolution of Everything: How Ideas Emerge (2015).
  • He publishes a blog, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley is a libertarian, and a staunch supporter of Brexit.
  • Since 2013, he has been a Conservative hereditary peer, with a seat in the House of Lords.Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period Northern Rock experienced the first run on a British bank in 150 years.
  • Ridley resigned and the bank was bailed out by the UK government leading to the nationalisation of Northern Rock.

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