James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie (born 11 November 1955), is an elected[1] hereditary peer who sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.
The Viscount Younger of Leckie | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities | |
Assumed office 26 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth |
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
Assumed office 14 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | The Lord Wallace of Saltaire |
In office 25 June 2012 – 9 January 2013 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Lord de Mauley |
Succeeded by | The Lord Popat of Harrow |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property | |
In office 9 January 2013 – 17 July 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Lord Marland |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Neville-Rolfe |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 6 July 2010 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Northesk |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 November 1955 |
Political party | Conservative |
Parents | George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie |
Education | Winchester College |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Early life
James Younger was born on 11 November 1955. His father was George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie.
Younger was educated at Winchester College, where he was in the school football team, and the University of St Andrews where he read medieval history. He holds an MBA from Henley Management College.
Career
Younger now works in the field of personnel management and recruitment.[2]
In June 2010, Younger won the by-election to replace the 14th Earl of Northesk who died in March 2010. Younger inherited his peerage in 2003, after passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, making him one of only a few excepted hereditary members of the House of Lords who was not a member before the act came into force.[3]
Younger is a deputy chairman of the Buckingham Constituency Conservative Association.[4]
On 25 June 2012, Younger was appointed a Lord-in-waiting (Lords Whip).[5] On 9 January 2013 Lord Younger was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, by the Prime Minister.[6]
On 27 July 2019 he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government in Boris Johnson's administration.[7]
References
- https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/100623-0002.htm#10062341000488
- "Viscount Younger of Leckie". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/james-younger/87226
- "Party Officers". Buckingham Constituency Conservative Association. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- "Press Notice: Appointment of Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)". 10 Downing Street. 25 June 2012.
- "The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister". BIS. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- "Viscount Younger of Leckie". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by George Younger |
Viscount Younger of Leckie 2003–present |
Incumbent |