Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness

The Earl of Caithness
Minister of State for Aviation and Shipping
In office
14 April 1992 – 11 January 1994
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Brabazon of Tara
Succeeded byJohn Watts
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
14 July 1990 – 14 April 1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byThe Lord Brabazon of Tara
Succeeded byAlastair Goodlad
Paymaster General
In office
25 July 1989 – 14 July 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byPeter Brooke
Succeeded byRichard Ryder
Minister of State for Housing
In office
25 July 1988 – 25 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byWilliam Waldegrave
Succeeded byMichael Howard
Minister of State for Environment
In office
10 January 1988 – 25 July 1988
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Belstead
Succeeded byMichael Howard
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
10 September 1986 – 10 January 1988
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byGiles Shaw
Succeeded byThe Earl Ferrers
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In office
2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byDavid Mitchell
Succeeded byThe Lord Brabazon of Tara
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
8 May 1984 – 2 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Lyell
Succeeded byThe Viscount Davidson
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
2 December 1969 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 19th Earl of Caithness
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1948-11-03) 3 November 1948 (age 76)
Political partyConservative
Alma materMarlborough College
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester

Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, PC (born 3 November 1948), is a Scottish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is also 20th Lord Berriedale, 15th Baronet, of Canisbay, Co. Caithness, and chief of Clan Sinclair. He is the Chief Executive of the Clan Sinclair Trust.