Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Viscount Colville of Culross
Office1:Member of the House of Lords
Status1:Lord Temporal
Term Label1:as an elected hereditary peer
Term Start1:25 July 2011
Predecessor1:The 4th Baron Ampthill
Birth Date:5 September 1959
Party:Crossbench
Alma Mater:Rugby School
St Chad's College

Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959), is a Scottish television producer, director[1] and peer. He was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham. The son of Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, he succeeded to his father's title in 2010,[2] and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher.[3] He is also the Chief of Clan Colville.

He used his maiden speech in the House of Lords[4] to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Award-Winning Director & Producer . Charles Colville . 2017-06-26.
  2. News: Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount . Worcester News . 5 May 2010 . Pryce, Mike.
  3. Web site: Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results . House of Lords . 20 July 2011 . 20 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster . Lords Hansard text for 3 Nov 201103 Nov 2011 (pt 0001) . Publications.parliament.uk . 2011-11-03 . 2017-06-26.
  5. News: Colville, MaLord . Lord Colville argues that relying on interns threatens vitality of creative industries . . 8 November 2011 . 30 January 2012.