Lord Levy was a senior member of Prime Minister Tony Blair's inner circle
and acted as his personal envoy and in this role he travelled world-wide,
meeting many Heads of State and senior politicians on the Prime Minister's
behalf. He also acted as Prime Minister Tony Blair's adviser on the Middle East
and in this role he established close relationships with both senior Arab and
Israeli leaders. His unceasing efforts to move the peace process forward have
received many glowing commendations including from former Prime Minister Blair
and also from Prime Minister Brown. Tony Blair has praised Lord Levy's
"extraordinary energy and ability" and "wisdom, compassion and humanity" adding
that Britain would not have been able to play a central role in Middle Eastern
diplomacy without him and Gordon Brown has said "we should work together as
Tony Blair and Lord Levy are doing for a two state solution -- security for
Israel and a viable state for the Palestinians."
Lord Levy was also the Labour Party's chief fundraiser and has been a
driving force behind the Academies Programme in Education.
Lord Levy was involved in professional practice and then commerce and built
up and sold several successful companies - he is also involved in a wide
variety of public and communal affairs, deeply rooted in charitable work with
abiding interests in the voluntary sector, welfare and education. He is
renowned for his fundraising skills and has been described as the number one
fundraiser in the U.K.
Lord Levy has been the keynote speaker at many events, particularly in the
voluntary sector arena, over a number of years. He has also been the guest
speaker at both the Oxford University Union and the Cambridge University
Union.
