Richard Gilbey, 12th Baron Vaux of Harrowden
The Lord Vaux of Harrowden | |
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Member of the House of Lords Excepted Hereditary | |
Assumed office 11 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Lord Walpole |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Hubert Gordon Gilbey 16 March 1965 |
Political party | Crossbench |
Richard Hubert Gordon Gilbey, 12th Baron Vaux of Harrowden (born 16 March 1965) is a British hereditary peer[1] and crossbench member of the House of Lords.
He was elected to sit in the House at a Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election in July 2017, in place of Lord Walpole who retired in June 2017.[2] He made his maiden speech on 17 October 2017 concerning the impact of Brexit on agriculture in Scotland.[3]
He originally qualified as a chartered accountant and was Managing Director, Corporate Development for Sungard Data Systems from 2003 to 2016. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father, Anthony the 11th Baron and inherited the family seat Rusco near Gatehouse of Fleet in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Vaux of Harrowden, Baron (E, 1523)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, July 2017: result" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Hansard report of debate on Brexit: Agriculture and Farm Animal Welfare (European Union Committee Report)". Hansard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Parliament listing for Lord Vaux of Harrowden". Parliament UK. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Obituary – Anthony William Gilbey, Lord Vaux". The Galloway Gazette. 31 January 2015.
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English nobility
- Barons Vaux of Harrowden
- Crossbench hereditary peers
- Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act