James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell
The Lord Bethell | |
|---|---|
 Lord Bethell in 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Excepted Hereditary | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Glentoran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Nicholas Bethell 1 October 1967 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell (born 1 October 1967), is a British hereditary peer and junior minister in the House of Lords.
Life
Bethell was educated at Harrow School before going up to the University of Edinburgh (MA).
The Hon. James Bethell worked as a journalist, then managed the Ministry of Sound nightclub, before founding Westbourne Communications which he sold to Cicero Group[1] upon succeeding to his family titles.[2]
Lord Bethell entered the House of Lords in July 2018, after successfully contesting an Conservative hereditary peers' by-election[3].
A Conservative member of the House of Lords, in 2019, Lord Bethell was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting.[4]
Family
Married to Melissa (née Wong), a businesswoman,[5] Lord and Lady Bethell have four children.[6]
See also
References
- ^ www.cicero-group.com
- ^ "Cicero buys Westbourne to form 'UK's biggest independent public affairs shop'". PR Week.
- ^ "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, July 2018: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 18 July 2018.
- ^ www.parliament.uk
- ^ "Tesco announces appointment of Melissa Bethell as non-executive Director". Tesco plc.
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Ministry of Sound
- Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Conservative Party (UK) Baronesses- and Lords-in-Waiting