James_Randolph_Lindesay-Bethune,_16th_Earl_of_Lindsay
James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
British peer (born 1955)
James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL (born 19 November 1955), is a British businessman and Conservative politician.
The Earl of Lindsay | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Sir Hector Monro |
| Succeeded by | Sam Galbraith |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 12 January 1995 – 6 July 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Inglewood |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Courtown |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 21 December 1989 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 15th Earl of Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – present | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-11-19) 19 November 1955 (age 68) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Diana Chamberlayne-Macdonald
(m. 1982) |
| Children | Lady Frances Lindesay-Bethune Lady Alexandra Coleman William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock Hon. David Lindesay-Bethune Charlotte, Duchess of Noto |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of California, Davis |
The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu, he was educated at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, Davis.
He succeeded his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989. He was vice-chairman of the Inter-Party Union Committee on Environment 1994–95, and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997, during which time he was responsible for agriculture, fisheries and the environment. His work has been involved with the environment and the food industry. Between 2012 and 2017, Lord Lindsay was President of the National Trust of Scotland and appointed President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in April 2021.[1]
In 1982 he married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald, a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet; the two have five children:
- Lady Frances Mary Lindesay-Bethune (born 1986), married to Rostislav Gabinsky. They have a son, Alexander Fabian (born 2018).[2]
- Lady Alexandra Penelope Lindesay-Bethune (born 1988), married to Jack Coleman. They have two sons: Nicholas Tankerville Wallace (born 2019) and James Horatio Somerled (born 2021).
- William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock, Master of Lindsay (b. 30 December 1990)
- The Hon. David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993)
- Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993), married to Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto, eldest child of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, on 25 September 2021 at Monreale Cathedral, Palermo. The couple has a daughter named Francesca Sofía.[3]
The Countess of Lindsay is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball[4] and a master of the Fife Foxhounds.[5]
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- CTSI appoints the Earl of Lindsay as President. Accessed: 13 April 2021.
- Rhodes, Michael (4 September 2018). "Peerage News: Alexander Fabian Gabinsky (born 2018)". Peerage News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- "Aristocrat Countess of Lindsay strips off for fox hunt fund". Daily Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- "ThePeerage.com". Retrieved 4 August 2007.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by | Earl of Lindsay 1989–present Member of the House of Lords (1989–1999) |
Incumbent Heir apparent: William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999 |
Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present |
Incumbent |
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