Early Life and Career
Mitchell was born in Hampstead in north London, and is the son of Sir David Mitchell, a former Conservative MP and junior Government minister.
He was educated at Rugby School. It was at this school that the self-confessed “stern disciplinarian” earned the nickname “Thrasher”. In February 1975, he was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment, serving in Cyprus during the 1970s. His commission was terminated in October 1975. He then transferred to the General List of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve and was given seniority in his rank from 10 March 1975. He then went to the University of Cambridge, where he studied History at Jesus College. He was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association in the Michaelmas Term of 1977. He resigned his British Army commission on 9 February 1977 after serving in the Royal Tank Regiment for eight months on a Short Service Commission. He was the President of the Cambridge Union in 1978. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1978, later promoted to Master of Arts.
Mitchell worked for Lazard, one of the world's largest investment banks, where he worked with British companies seeking large-scale overseas contracts.
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