James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Younger of Leckie
Official portrait, 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In office
1 January 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byThe Baroness Stedman-Scott
Succeeded byThe Baroness Sherlock
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
13 February 2020 – 1 January 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss[1]
Rishi Sunak[2]
Preceded byThe Baroness Berridge
Succeeded byThe Lord Evans of Rainow
In office
14 May 2015 – 27 July 2019
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byThe Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Succeeded byThe Lord Bethell
In office
25 June 2012 – 9 January 2013
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord de Mauley
Succeeded byThe Lord Popat of Harrow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities
In office
27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byThe Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Succeeded byThe Lord Greenhalgh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property
In office
9 January 2013 – 17 July 2014
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord Marland
Succeeded byThe Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer
28 June 2010
Preceded byThe 14th Earl of Northesk
Personal details
Born (1955-11-11) 11 November 1955 (age 69)
Political partyConservative
ParentGeorge Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
EducationWinchester College
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman, politician

James Edward George Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie[3] (born 11 November 1955), is an elected[4] hereditary peer who sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.

  1. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Viscount Younger of Leckie". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Lords Hansard text for 23 Jun 201023 Jun 2010 (Pt 0002)".