The co-founder and former CEO of Somerset Capital, Dominic Johnson, has been sacked as government minister after 26 days in the role.
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss appointed Johnson to unpaid roles as a minister at the Department for International Trade and the Cabinet Office on 2 October. He was also made a lifetime Conservative peer, becoming Lord Johnson of Lainston. However, as Rishi Sunak took office and made his own ministerial appointment, Johnson left the government on Friday 28 October. He is still able to retain his lifetime House of Lords peerage. Somerset Capital appoints new CEO as co-founder becomes government minister Lord Johnson was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 2016 and 2019...
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