The Rt Hon Stephen McPartland

The Rt Hon Stephen McPartland is a senior strategic adviser with extensive experience across government, finance, technology, and real estate sectors. He brings more than a decade of high-level expertise in UK public policy, where he has built a strong track record of collaborating with industry leaders, regulators, and investors to drive economic growth, innovation, and infrastructure development.

Stephen served as the Member of Parliament for Stevenage from 2010 to 2024. During this period, he held influential roles in Parliament, particularly in financial services, economic development, and housing policy. As a member of the House of Commons Finance Committee, he exercised governance over substantial revenue and capital budgets, including oversight of £800 million in expenditures. He was widely recognized for supporting high-growth businesses, enhancing access to capital for scale-ups, and bolstering the UK's position as a global hub for finance and technology. Stephen also played a pivotal role in urban regeneration and infrastructure investment, securing hundreds of millions of pounds for local projects in Stevenage.

A key focus of his parliamentary work was on housing and building safety reforms. He led campaigns to protect leaseholders from exorbitant remediation costs for cladding and other fire safety defects. He successfully persuaded ground rent investors to vary unfair doubling ground rent leases affecting families, and questioned the role of hedge funds in such practices. His efforts extended to broader leasehold reforms, including support for a Leaseholder Enfranchisement Bill to prioritize safety remediation works.

In government, Stephen served as Security Minister and a member of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy, while also chairing the Regulatory Reform Select Committee and sitting on the Liaison Committee, which holds the Prime Minister accountable.He authored the Independent McPartland Review into Cybersecurity as an enabler of Economic Growth, emphasizing its role in supporting resilient infrastructure and investment.

Alongside his public service, Stephen has cultivated deep relationships with institutional investors, technology firms, and financial services entities. As a Privy Councillor and experienced non-executive director, he has over 14 years of board-level experience, His expertise in macro-economic, geopolitical, security, and regulatory risks has driven commercial performance and compliance in these roles.

At Coleford Partners, a UK and European real estate investment and asset management firm, Stephen provides strategic guidance on partnerships, capital formation, and the policy landscape shaping housing, infrastructure, and investment in the UK. His unique perspective at the intersection of government, private capital, and regulatory reform positions the firm to navigate complex markets, mitigate risks, and foster long-term institutional relationships.