James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
The Earl of Lindsay DL | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Sir Hector Monro |
Succeeded by | Sam Galbraith |
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
In office 12 January 1995 – 6 July 1995 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Lord Inglewood |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Courtown |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 22 February 1990 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer | |
Preceded by | The 15th Earl of Lindsay |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Assumed office 11 November 1999 as an elected hereditary peer | |
Preceded by | Seat created |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 November 1955 | (age 66)
Nationality | Scottish |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Diana Chamberlayne-Macdonald
(m. 1982) |
Children | Lady Frances Lindesay-Bethune Lady Alexandra Coleman William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock Hon. David Lindesay-Bethune Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune |
Parents |
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Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of California, Davis |
James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL (born 19 November 1955), is a Scottish businessman and Conservative politician.
The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu, he was educated at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, Davis. He succeeded his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989. He was vice-chairman of the Inter-Party Union Committee on Environment 1994–95, and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997, during which time he was responsible for agriculture, fisheries and environment. His work has been involved with the environment and the food industry. Between 2012 and 2017, Lord Lindsay was President of the National Trust of Scotland and was appointed as President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in April 2021.[1]
In 1982 he married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald, a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet; the two have five children:
- Lady Frances Mary Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1986), married to Rostislav Gabinsky. They have a son, Alexander Fabian (b. 2018).[2]
- Lady Alexandra Penelope Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1988), married to Jack Coleman. They have two sons: Nicholas Tankerville Wallace (b. 2019) and James Horatio Somerled (b. 2021).
- William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock (b. 30 December 1990)
- The Hon. David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1993)
- Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1993), married to Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, eldest child of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 25 September 2021 at Monreale Cathedral.
The Countess of Lindsay is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball[3] and a master of the Fife Foxhounds.[4]
References[]
- ^ CTSI appoints the Earl of Lindsay as President. Accessed: 13 April 2021.
- ^ Rhodes, Michael (4 September 2018). "Peerage News: Alexander Fabian Gabinsky (born 2018)". Peerage News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Aristocrat Countess of Lindsay strips off for fox hunt fund". Daily Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
Links[]
- "ThePeerage.com". Retrieved 4 August 2007.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lindsay
- Profile on parliament.uk
- 1955 births
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Deputy Lieutenants of Fife
- Earls of Lindsay
- Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act
- Living people
- People educated at Eton College
- Scottish businesspeople
- University of California, Davis alumni
- Clan Lindsay
- Presidents of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
- Peerage of Scotland earl stubs