James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, Date of Birth

James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay

British peer

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1955

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, (born 19 November 1955) is a Scottish businessman and Conservative politician. The son of David, 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.
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 1995–97, 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. 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) Lady Alexandra Penelope Lindesay-Bethune (b.
1988) William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock (b.
30 December 1990) Hon.
David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (b.
1993) Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune (b.
1993)Diana, Countess of Lindsay, is a Patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball and a Master of the Fife Foxhounds.

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