Looking for an older man

A usually-well-sourced tipster tells me that the next Chairman of the BBC Trust will be a "senior Tory".  Beyond that no further clues, but there's nobody obvious filling the bill on the Paddy Power shortlist.

Roger Parry (11/8) was indeed commissioned by the Tories in Opposition in 2009 to write a paper on local media, but there's no direct engagement in politics obvious in his previous CV.

Patricia Hodgson (6/4) stood as a "forlorn hope" Tory candidate for Islington South in 1974 and duly lost to George Cunningham.  She also edited the Bow Group paper for a while, but declares she put party politics behind her in 1981.

Marcus Agius (7/2) is currently on £750k a year as Chairman of Barclays Bank. His track record is in big banking and good works, but I can't see why he'd want this two-day a week job as well. I really think his odds should be longer.  Beyond that, Mr Power offers prices on Richard Eyre, Michael Green, Terry Leahy, Stuart Rose and Andy Duncan  - none of whom fit the description "senior Tory".

So perhaps we should be scouring the Lords.  Patten ? Coe ?  Sassoon ? Or waiting for a re-shuffle.  Francis Maude ?  All sensible thoughts most welcome.