▁was ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁its ▁Academ ies ▁Board ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁lead ▁non - exec utive ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Ag new ▁is ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁Policy ▁Institute , ▁a ▁West min ster - based ▁research ▁inst itute . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁Baron ▁Ag new ▁of ▁O ult on , ▁of ▁O ult on ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Nor folk , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁S itting ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁System , ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Ag new ▁don ated ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁£ 1 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Ag new ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁deput y ▁lieutenant ▁( DL ) ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁Bach elor ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁' for ▁services ▁to ▁education '. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6