Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley

The Lord de Mauley
Official portrait, 2018
Master of the Horse
In office
1 January 2019 – 18 June 2024
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded byThe Lord Vestey
Succeeded byThe Lord Ashton of Hyde
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science
In office
6 September 2012 – September 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Succeeded byThe Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
11 May 2010 – 6 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Lord Young of Norwood Green
Succeeded byThe Viscount Younger of Leckie
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer
15 March 2005 – present
Preceded byThe 6th Baron Burnham
Personal details
Born (1957-06-30) 30 June 1957 (age 67)
Political partyConservative
Parents
  • Hon. Thomas Ponsonby
  • Maxine Thellusson
Alma materEton College
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army Reserve
Years of service1976–2005
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitRoyal Wessex Yeomanry

Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Charles Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley, KCVO, TD, FCA[1] (born 30 June 1957), is a British hereditary peer, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and retired Territorial Army officer.

  1. ^ "List of Ministers' Interests" (PDF). Cabinet Office. February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2024.