Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston

The Right Honourable The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE
Johnson in 2012
Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2024 Serving with Nigel Huddleston
Leader	Kemi Badenoch
Preceded by	Richard Fuller
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
In office 14 November 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	The Earl of Minto
Succeeded by	Justin Madders
Minister of State for Investment
In office 24 November 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Poppy Gustafsson
In office 2 October 2022 – 28 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
Succeeded by	Himself
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 17 July 2016 – 26 July 2019 Serving with Anthea McIntyre (2016), James Cleverly (2018–2019), Helen Whately (2019)
Leader	Theresa May
Preceded by	Robert Halfon
Succeeded by	Paul Scully
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office 24 October 2022 Life peerage
Personal details
Born	Dominic Robert Andrew Johnson (1974-04-06) 6 April 1974 (age 50) London, England
Spouse	Hon. Alice Rose Alethea Hamilton ​ ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Relatives	Archie Hamilton, Baron Hamilton of Epsom (father-in-law)
Alma mater	Durham University

Dominic Robert Andrew Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston, CBE (born 6 April 1974), is a British financier, hedge fund manager and politician, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Somerset Capital Management, who serves as co-chairman of the Conservative Party since November 2024, alongside Nigel Huddleston MP.^[1]

Lord Johnson served under Rishi Sunak as a Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade and in the Department for International Trade during the prime ministership of Liz Truss. Johnson has given more than £250,000 to the Conservative Party, serving as its vice-chairman from 2016 to 2019.