James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie

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

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Younger of Leckie
Official portrait, 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Assumed office
1 January 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byThe Baroness Stedman-Scott
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
13 February 2020  1 January 2023
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
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
Political partyConservative
ParentGeorge Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
EducationWinchester College
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman, politician
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