Jasset Ormsby-Gore, 7th Baron Harlech

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The Lord Harlech
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
22 July 2021
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe Lord Elton
Personal details
Born1 July 1986
Political partyConservative

Jasset David Cody Ormsby-Gore, 7th Baron Harlech (born 1 July 1986) is a British hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Lord Harlech became a member of the House in July 2021, being elected in a hereditary peers' by-election by the whole House.[1] He took the oath on 22 July 2021.[2] As of July 2021, he is the youngest member of the House.[3]

Lord Harlech is a great-great-great-grandson of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who served as British prime minister.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, July 2021: result" (PDF). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "House of Lords Business: Oath". UK Parliament. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "House of Lords: Membership and principal office holders". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ Pearson, Richard (27 January 1985). "Lord Harlech, British Envoy To U.S. in '60s". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ Walford, Jessica (15 November 2016). "Welsh baron puts treasured family heirlooms up for sale to fund restoration of stately family home". WalesOnline. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Lord Elton
Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under of the House of Lords Act 1999
2021–present
Incumbent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Francis Ormsby-Gore
Baron Harlech
2016–present
Incumbent
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