Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Lord Aberdare
Office1:Member of the House of Lords
Status1:Lord Temporal
Term Label1:as an elected hereditary peer
Term Start1:20 July 2009
Predecessor1:The 3rd Viscount Bledisloe
Birth Name:Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce
Birth Date:2 May 1947
Birth Place:London, England
Party:Crossbench
Parents:Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare
Maud Helen Sarah Dashwood

Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare, (born 2 May 1947), is a British nobleman, and since 2009 a crossbench hereditary peer elected under the House of Lords Act 1999.

Early life and education

Lord Aberdare was born at 12 Avenue Road in St John's Wood, London,[1] the son of Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, and Maud Helen Sarah Dashwood, only daughter of Sir John Dashwood, 10th Baronet. His godparents included Lord Terrington and Diana Bowes-Lyon.[2] Aberdare was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 2005.

Career

Offices

Lord Aberdare is president of the Cynon Valley History Society.[3]

House of Lords

In July 2009, Lord Aberdare was elected to sit in the House of Lords, following the death of Lord Bledisloe in May 2009. A by-election took place under the terms of the House of Lords Act 1999, which provided for 92 hereditary peers to keep their seats in the reformed House, with vacancies in their number filled from amongst all non-sitting hereditary peers. The result was announced in the Chamber of the Lords on 15 July 2009, following the voting by 27 of the 29 Crossbench peers eligible to take part.[4] His maiden speech, made on 26 November 2009 during the debate on the Queen's Speech, focused on the transition from education to employment.[5]

Family

He married Elizabeth Mary Culbert Foulkes in 1971; they have two children:

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Births . . The Times Digital Archive . 2 May 1947 . 1.
  2. News: Court Circular . . The Times Digital Archive . 30 June 1947 . 6.
  3. Web site: Cynon Valley History Society: Membership Form .
  4. Web site: Previous by-elections in the House of Lords . UK Parliament .
  5. Web site: Davies . Joanna . Bentley . Louisa . 20 August 2010 . Maiden Speeches . House of Lords.