Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare
Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare (born May 2, 1947 ) is a British peer and politician .
life and career
Bruce was born to Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare , and Maud Helen Sarah Dashwood.
He attended Eton College and then studied at Christ Church College of Oxford University . From 1969 to 1991 he worked at IBM . In 1991 he moved to Bruce Naughton Wade , a management consultancy, and became a partner there. Since 1999 he has been the director of ProbusBNW .
Bruce inherited the title from his father after his death in January 2005.
In July 2009 he was elected as hereditary peer in the House of Lords , as the successor to Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe, who had recently died . There he sits as a crossbencher .
He is president of the Cynon Valley History Society . From 1994 to 2006 he was on the board of the National Botanic Garden of Wales .
family
Bruce has been married to Elizabeth Mary Culbert Foulkes since 1971 and has two children with her, Hector Morys Napier Bruce (* 1974) and Sarah Katherine Mary Bruce (* 1976).
Individual evidence
- Cynon Valley History Society website
- Biography on the House of Lords website
- Aberdare, Baron (Bruce) (Baron UK 1873) in: Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 1995 . London. Debrett's Peerage Limited, 1995. p. 4.
- Who's Who 2008, A&C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Morys Bruce |
Baron Aberdare 2005– |
current owner of the title |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bruce, Alastair, 5th Baron Aberdare |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruce, Alastair |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician and peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1947 |