The Lord Geidt | |
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Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
In office 8 September 2007 – 17 October 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Edward Young |
Preceded by | Sir Robin Janvrin |
Succeeded by | Sir Edward Young |
Deputy Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
In office 2005–2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Secretary | Sir Robin Janvrin |
Preceded by | Mary Francis |
Succeeded by | Edward Young |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 3 November 2017 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Marylebone, London, England | 17 August 1961
Political party | None (crossbencher) |
Spouse |
Emma Neill (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Outer Hebrides, Scotland |
Education | Dragon School Glenalmond College |
Alma mater | King's College London Trinity Hall, Cambridge Magdalen College, Oxford |
Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt, Baron Geidt, GCB, GCVO, OBE, QSO, PC, FKC (born 17 August 1961) is a member of the House of Lords, former Courtier and Chairman of the Council of King's College London.[2][3][4][5] He was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 2007 to 2017.[6]
Between 28 April 2021 and 15 June 2022 he was the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.