Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959), is a Scottish television producer, director[1] and hereditary peer.
The Viscount Colville of Culross | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 25 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | The 4th Baron Ampthill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1959 |
| Political party | Crossbench |
| Alma mater | Rugby School St Chad's College |
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Early life and education
editColville was born in 1959, the eldest son of Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Webb-Bowen. He was styled Master of Colville between 1959 and 2010.
Colville was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham.[2]
Career
editColville succeeded to the viscountcy upon his father's death in 2010,[3] and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher.[4]
He used his maiden speech in the House of Lords[5] to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry.[6]
He is also the Chief of Clan Colville.
Personal life
editColville is unmarried. The heir presumptive to the viscountcy is his brother, the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville.
References
edit- ^ "Award-Winning Director & Producer". Charles Colville. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 1, p. 865.
- ^ Pryce, Mike (5 May 2010). "Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount". Worcester News.
- ^ "Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (3 November 2011). "Lords Hansard text for 3 Nov 201103 Nov 2011 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Colville, MaLord (8 November 2011). "Lord Colville argues that relying on interns threatens vitality of creative industries". Exaro News. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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