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DeutschRichard Gilbey, 12th Baron Vaux of Harrowden
The Lord Vaux of Harrowden | |
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 Official parliamentary portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 August 2017 | |
| By-election | 11 August 2017 |
| Preceded by | The 10th Baron Walpole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Hubert Gordon Gilbey 16 March 1965 |
| Political party | Crossbench |
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 is currently a member of the Financial Services Regulation Committee and the Restoration and Renewal Programme Board. He was chair of the Finance Committee from January 2021 to January 2024.[4] He has made many interventions and speeches on bills relating to corporate regulation, including in particular the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, and the Financial Services and Markets Bill.[4]
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 in 2014, and inherited the family seat, Rusko, near Gatehouse of Fleet, in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vaux of Harrowden, Baron (E, 1523)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, July 2017: result" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Hansard report of debate on Brexit: Agriculture and Farm Animal Welfare (European Union Committee Report)". Hansard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Career of Lord Vaux of Harrowden". UK Parliament. 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Parliament listing for Lord Vaux of Harrowden". Parliament UK. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Obituary – Anthony William Gilbey, Lord Vaux". The Galloway Gazette. 31 January 2015.
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