Lord Ashcroft

• Aged, 72

• British businessman, philanthropist

• Former deputy chairman of the UK's Conservative Party

• The 95th richest person in the UK, as ranked by the Sunday Times’ Rich List 2017, with an estimated fortune of $2.66 billion

• Offered a reward in 2007 to recover Victoria Cross medals stolen from the Waiouru Army Museum

• Gave $250,000 in 2011 to the Canterbury earthquake appeal