The Right HonourableThe Lord Camoys | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as an elected hereditary peer 28 November 2023 | |
Preceded by | The 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux |
Personal details | |
Born | Ralph William Robert Stonor (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Ailsa Fiona Mackay |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys Elisabeth Mary Hyde Parker |
Residence(s) | Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames England |
Ralph William Robert Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys (born 10 September 1974), is a British hereditary peer and a Conservative member of the House of Lords.
Lord Camoys became a member of the House in November 2023, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election to replace Lord Brougham and Vaux.
Early life and education
Stonor was born 10 September 1974 to Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys and Elisabeth Hyde Parker, daughter of Sir William Stephen Hyde-Parker, 11th Baronet. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Manchester, graduating with a BA degree in History.
Career
After graduation, Stonor worked in London and Bristol for private equity firms before joining the Foreign Office as a diplomat, where he worked in Afghanistan and Delhi and in London as leader of a counter-terrorism team. In 2009, he founded Ilex Partners International Limited, a mergers and acquisitions company, with Lord Rothschild. In 2021, he co-founded Marlow Film Studios and is a director.
He is the UK Chairman of the National Trust for Nature Conservation and on its governing board of trustees.
Marriage and family life
Stonor married Lady Alisa Fiona Mackay, daughter of Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape in 2004. The couple have three children.
References
- "Hereditary peers' by-election, November 2023: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- "I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- "ABOUT US". www.marlow.film. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- "Governing Board of Trustees". www.ntnc.org.np. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- "Lady Ailsa of Stonor Park". www.duchessthepodcast.com. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded byThe Lord Brougham and Vaux | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2023–present |
Incumbent |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded byThomas Stonor | Baron Camoys 2023–present |
Incumbent |
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Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed barony of greater precedence ^* Also a Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland |