Younger now works in the field of personnel management and recruitment.[5]
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.[6]
Younger is a deputy chairman of the Buckingham Constituency Conservative Association.[7]
james, younger, viscount, younger, leckie, james, edward, george, younger, viscount, younger, leckie, born, november, 1955, elected, hereditary, peer, sits, conservative, benches, house, lords, right, honourablethe, viscount, younger, leckieofficial, parliamen. James Edward George Younger 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie 3 born 11 November 1955 is an elected 4 hereditary peer who sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords The Right HonourableThe Viscount Younger of LeckieOfficial parliamentary portraitParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and PensionsIncumbentAssumed office 1 January 2023Prime MinisterRishi SunakPreceded byThe Baroness Stedman ScottLord in waitingGovernment WhipIn office 13 February 2020 1 January 2023Prime MinisterBoris JohnsonLiz Truss 1 Rishi Sunak 2 Preceded byThe Baroness BerridgeSucceeded byThe Lord Evans of RainowIn office 14 May 2015 27 July 2019Prime MinisterDavid CameronTheresa MayPreceded byThe Lord Wallace of SaltaireSucceeded byThe Lord BethellIn office 25 June 2012 9 January 2013Prime MinisterDavid CameronPreceded byThe Lord de MauleySucceeded byThe Lord Popat of HarrowParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Faith and CommunitiesIn office 27 July 2019 13 February 2020Prime MinisterBoris JohnsonPreceded byThe Lord Bourne of AberystwythSucceeded byThe Lord GreenhalghParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual PropertyIn office 9 January 2013 17 July 2014Prime MinisterDavid CameronPreceded byThe Lord MarlandSucceeded byThe Baroness Neville RolfeMember of the House of LordsLord Temporalas an elected hereditary peer 28 June 2010By election28 June 2010Preceded byThe 14th Earl of NortheskPersonal detailsBorn 1955 11 11 11 November 1955 age 67 Political partyConservativeParentGeorge Younger 4th Viscount Younger of LeckieEducationWinchester CollegeAlma materUniversity of St AndrewsHenley Management CollegeOccupationBusinessman politicianEarly life EditJames Younger was born on 11 November 1955 His father was George Younger 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie who was a prominent member of Margaret Thatcher s cabinet 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 EditYounger now works in the field of personnel management and recruitment 5 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 6 Younger is a deputy chairman of the Buckingham Constituency Conservative Association 7 On 25 June 2012 Younger was appointed a Lord in waiting Lords Whip 8 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 9 On 27 July 2019 he was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing Communities amp Local Government in Boris Johnson s ministry 10 On 1 January 2023 he was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions 11 References Edit Ministerial Appointments September 2022 GOV UK Retrieved 22 September 2022 Ministerial Appointments commencing 25 October 2022 GOV UK Retrieved 30 October 2022 Viscount Younger of Leckie Parliament of the United Kingdom Retrieved 24 October 2022 Lords Hansard text for 23 Jun 201023 Jun 2010 Pt 0002 Viscount Younger of Leckie Government of the United Kingdom Retrieved 28 September 2014 Viscount Younger of Leckie Archived from the original on 4 September 2010 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 Ministerial Appointments 1 January 2023 gov uk 1 January 2023 Retrieved 2 January 2023 Peerage of the United KingdomPreceded byGeorge Younger Viscount Younger of Leckie2003 present IncumbentHeir apparent Hon Alexander YoungerParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byThe Earl of Northesk Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lordsunder the House of Lords Act 19992010 present Incumbent This article about an English politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a viscount in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Younger 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie amp oldid 1135295609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
