James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay

James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL (born 19 November 1955), is a British businessman and Conservative politician.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Lindsay
DL
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bySir Hector Monro
Succeeded bySam Galbraith
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
12 January 1995 – 6 July 1995
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Inglewood
Succeeded byThe Earl of Courtown
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
21 December 1989 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 15th Earl of Lindsay
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1955-11-19) 19 November 1955
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Diana Chamberlayne-Macdonald
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(m. 1982)​
ChildrenLady Frances Lindesay-Bethune
Lady Alexandra Coleman
William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock
Hon. David Lindesay-Bethune
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Noto
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
University of California, Davis

Early life

The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu, he was educated at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, Davis.

Career

He succeeded his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989. He was vice-chairman of the Inter-Party Union Committee on Environment 1994–95, and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997, during which time he was responsible for agriculture, fisheries and environment. His work has been involved with the environment and the food industry. Between 2012 and 2017, Lord Lindsay was President of the National Trust of Scotland and was appointed as President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in April 2021.[1]

Personal life

In 1982 he married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald, a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet; the two have five children:

  • Lady Frances Mary Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1986), married to Rostislav Gabinsky. They have a son, Alexander Fabian (b. 2018).[2]
  • Lady Alexandra Penelope Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1988), married to Jack Coleman. They have two sons: Nicholas Tankerville Wallace (b. 2019) and James Horatio Somerled (b. 2021).
  • William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock (b. 30 December 1990)
  • The Hon. David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (b. 1993)
  • Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Noto (b. 1993), married to Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, eldest child of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 25 September 2021 at Monreale Cathedral.

The Countess of Lindsay is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball[3] and a master of the Fife Foxhounds.[4]

References
  1. CTSI appoints the Earl of Lindsay as President. Accessed: 13 April 2021.
  2. Rhodes, Michael (4 September 2018). "Peerage News: Alexander Fabian Gabinsky (born 2018)". Peerage News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. "Aristocrat Countess of Lindsay strips off for fox hunt fund". Daily Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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