James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie

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James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie

James Edward George Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie (born November 11, 1955 in Edinburgh ) is a British peer and politician ( Conservative Party ).

life and career

Younger was born in 1955 in Edinburgh to George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie and Diana Tuck . He has three siblings. He attended the University of St Andrews .

Younger was the Personnel Manager at Coats Patons plc from 1979 to 1984 . He was a consultant ( Consultant ) at Angela Mortimer plc from 1984 to 1986 and from 1986 to 1992 at Stephens Consultancies . From 1992 to 1994 he was director of McInnes Younger . In 1994 he became Director HR at UBS and held this position until 2004. From 2004 to 2007 he was director of Culliford Edmunds . Younger has been a consultant at Eban Ltd since 2007 .

He was a member of the Association of MBAs in 1993 . In 1993 he became a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM).

Since 2006 he has been Chair of the Buckingham Conservative Constituency Association and a member of the Association of Conservative Peers . He is also a member of the Royal Company of Archers . He is President of the Kate Kennedy Club Life Members' Association in St Andrews, County Fife and a member of the Trustee of the Kate Kennedy Club Trust in St Andrews, County Fife. Younger is also director of the Highland Society of London and president of Globe Run . Younger is also Honorary Vice President of the University of St. Andrews Alumni Club London .

In 2003, after the death of his father, he inherited the title of Viscount Younger of Leckie and Baronet Younger of Leckie.

Membership in the House of Lords

On June 23, 2010 it was officially announced in the House of Lords that Younger had won the by -election of the Hereditary Peers, which was made necessary by the death of David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk in March 2010.

Younger's membership in the House of Lords began on June 23, 2010. The official introduction to the House of Lords also took place on June 23. His inaugural address was still pending at the end of August 2010. He is one of only three members of the House of Lords who inherited their title under the House of Lords Act 1999 .

Private life

Younger married Jennie Veronica Wootton, daughter of William Edward James Wootton, in 1988. They have three children, a son and two daughters. He lists sailing , shooting , tennis , cricket , running and DIY as his hobbies .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Viscount Younger of Leckie on Democracy Live
  2. ↑ Association Officers ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Buckingham Conservatives  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.buckinghamcca.co.uk
  3. ↑ Committee 2009/2010 Honorary President and Vice-Presidents ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Homepage of the University of St. Andrews Alumni Club London  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.st-andrews.ac.uk
  4. ↑ By-elections in the House of Lords overview of the by-elections in 2010 on the website of the House of Lords
  5. ^ House of Lords Official Report Minutes of the House of Lords meetings
  6. ↑ Younger of Leckie, Viscount (UK, 1923) Viscountcy Younger of Leckie
predecessor Office successor
George Younger Viscount Younger of Leckie
2003– 		current owner of the title
personal data
SURNAME Younger, James, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Younger, James Edward George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Conservative Party politician and peer
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh