Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
The Lord Carrington | |
|---|---|
 Lord Carrington in 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Excepted hereditary | |
| Hereditary peerage 28 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Northbourne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rupert Francis John Carington 2 December 1948 |
| Political party | None (crossbench) |
| Spouse |
Daniela Diotallevi (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Rupert Francis John Carington, 7th Baron Carrington, DL (born 2 December 1948), is an English businessman and crossbench member of the House of Lords who succeeded his father as the 7th Baron Carrington on 9 July 2018.[1]
Background and education
Carrington was born as the third child and only son to Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919–2018), and his wife Iona née McClean (1920–2009).[2]
His father was at the time in the beginning of his political career, and would later hold several prominent positions, including those of Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary in the first Thatcher ministry, and 6th Secretary General of NATO.
His mother was a daughter of civil engineer and aviator Francis McClean.[3] He has two sisters, Alexandra (born 1943), married to Captain Peter de Bunsen, and Virginia (born 1946), married to Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (divorced).[4]
His ancestor Thomas Smith was the founder of Smith's Bank.[5]
He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Bristol University with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Career
Carrington worked at the merchant bank Morgan, Grenfell & Co. for 17 years[6] before starting his own financial advisory business, Rupert Carington Limited, in 1987.[7][8] He currently serves as Chairman of Vietnam Infrastructure Ltd. and of Schroder AsiaPacific Fund,[9] and as an international adviser at the LGT Group.[6]
He became a member of the House of Lords in November 2018, after winning a Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, following the retirement of Lord Northbourne.[10]
Marriage and children
Carrington married Daniela Diotallevi (born 1959) on 12 September 1989. They have three children:[11][1]
- Hon. Robert Carington (born 7 December 1990, heir apparent)
- Hon. Francesca Carington (born 24 July 1993)
- Hon. Isabella Iona Carington (born 19 May 1995)
Honours
Carrington was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in November 1999.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Rupert Francis John Carington, 7th Baron Carrington of Upton". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Langdon, Julia (10 July 2018). "Lord Carrington obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Hon. Rupert Francis John Carrington, gen.cookancestry.com.
- ^ "Lord Ashcombe - obituary". The Telegraph. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ J. Leighton Boyce, Smith's the Bankers 1658–1958 (1958).
- ^ a b Rupert Francis John Carington, bloomberg.com.
- ^ Rupert Carington Limited, beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ Rupert Carington Limited, beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ Rupert Francis John Carington, www.4-traders.com.
- ^ "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, November 2018: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 28 November 2018.
- ^ Carington, Rupert Francis John, Webb-site Who's Who.
- ^ "No. 55667". The London Gazette. 15 November 1999. p. 12117.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- British bankers
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Crossbench hereditary peers
- Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire
- Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act
- Eldest sons of barons
- People educated at Eton College
- People from Buckinghamshire
- Smith and Carington family
- Barons Carrington
- British businesspeople