Sebastian Grigg, 4th Baron Altrincham
The Lord Altrincham | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2021 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Selsdon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1965 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Awards |  Hereditary peer |
Edward Sebastian Grigg, 4th Baron Altrincham (born 18 December 1965) is a British hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford and was a member of the Bullingdon Club along with David Cameron and Boris Johnson, appearing in a well-known 1987 photograph of the club's members.[1][2][3]
He unsuccessfully stood for the House of Commons for Heywood and Middleton constituency in 1997.[4] He became head of investment banking at Credit Suisse UK in 2007.[2]
Lord Altrincham was elected as a member of the House of Lords in June 2021 in a Conservative hereditary peers' by-election.[5] He took the oath on 1 July 2021.[6]/ He made his maiden speech on 13th October 2021, talking about his wife's Rachel Kelly depression, working as a banker, standing for Parliament in 1997 & his family's history.
References[]
- ^ "Cameron's cronies: The Bullingdon Club's class of '87". The Independent. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ a b "Who are the investment bankers at the heart of the biggest media deals?". The Guardian. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "Peer Support". Private Eye (1552). 23 July 2021. p. 13.
- ^ "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election to elect three members" (PDF). House of Lords. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, June 2021: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "House of Lords: Oath". UK Parliament. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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