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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 .
Viscount Younger of Leckie, of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 February 1923 for the Unionist politician Sir George Younger, 1st Baronet.
Viscount Younger of Leckie's full title is The Viscount Younger of Leckie. His name is James Edward George Younger, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
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- Viscount Younger of Leckie
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Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions
Current role holder: Viscount Younger of Leckie
Responsibilities include:
•spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords
•child maintenance and family test
•parental conflict
•bereavement benefits
•maternity benefits
Lord Younger was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 January 2023.
He was elected as a conservative hereditary peer in 2010 and has covered over 12 departments in the Lords.
Previously, he was a Minister for Intellectual Property at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from January 2013 until July 2014.
He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and the Minister of Faith at the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 27 July 2019 to 14 February 2020.
He was educated at Cargilfield School, Edinburgh and Winchester College. He read medieval history at the University of St Andrews and holds an MBA from Henley Management College.
Lord Younger was elected as a hereditary peer in 2010 and served as a party whip before joining the Government in 2012. Lord Younger was a Lord in Waiting from June 2012 until January 2013 and served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from January 2013 until July...
Lord Younger was a Personnel Manager at Coats Patons between 1979 and 1984 and subsequently a recruitment consultant and executive search consultant between 1984 and 1994. He was the Human Resources director of UBS Wealth Management between 1994 and 2004.
Lord Younger is a member of the Royal Company of Archers, Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland and is a Trustee of the Highland Society of London. He is married to Jennie with three children and two working Cocker Spaniels, which keep him fit.
He enjoys sailing, skiing, cricket and rural activities.
30 set 2019 · Biography. Lord Younger was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 January 2023. He was elected as a conservative hereditary peer in 2010...
1 gen 2023 · James Edward George Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie, is an elected hereditary peer who sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.
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.
