Richard Gilbey, 12th Baron Vaux of Harrowden

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The Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Official portrait of Lord Vaux of Harrowden crop 2.jpg
Official parliamentary portrait, 2017
Member of the House of Lords
Excepted Hereditary
Assumed office
11 August 2017
Preceded byLord Walpole
Personal details
Born
Richard Hubert Gordon Gilbey

(1965-03-16) 16 March 1965 (age 56)
Political partyCrossbench

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[]

  1. ^ "Vaux of Harrowden, Baron (E, 1523)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, July 2017: result" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Hansard report of debate on Brexit: Agriculture and Farm Animal Welfare (European Union Committee Report)". Hansard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Parliament listing for Lord Vaux of Harrowden". Parliament UK. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Obituary – Anthony William Gilbey, Lord Vaux". The Galloway Gazette. 31 January 2015.
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Anthony Gilbey
Baron Vaux of Harrowden
2014–present
Incumbent
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under of the House of Lords Act 1999
2017–present
Incumbent
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