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Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross

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The Right Honourable
The Viscount Colville of Culross
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer
25 July 2011
Preceded byThe 4th Baron Ampthill
Personal details
Born (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 65)
Political partyCrossbench
Alma materRugby School
St Chad's College
Other titles
  • 5th Baron Colville of Culross
  • 14th Lord Colville of Culross

Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959), is a Scottish television producer, director[1] and hereditary peer.

Early life and education

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Colville was born in 1959, the eldest son of Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Webb-Bowen. He was styled Master of Colville between 1959 and 2010.

Colville was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham.[2]

Career

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Colville succeeded to the viscountcy upon his father's death in 2010,[3] and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher.[4]

He used his maiden speech in the House of Lords[5] to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry.[6]

He is also the Chief of Clan Colville.

Personal life

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Colville is unmarried. The heir presumptive to the viscountcy is his brother, Hon Richmond James Innys Colville.

References

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  1. ^ "Award-Winning Director & Producer". Charles Colville. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 865
  3. ^ Pryce, Mike (5 May 2010). "Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount". Worcester News.
  4. ^ "Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (3 November 2011). "Lords Hansard text for 3 Nov 201103 Nov 2011 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Colville, MaLord (8 November 2011). "Lord Colville argues that relying on interns threatens vitality of creative industries". Exaro News. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Colville of Culross
2010–present 		Incumbent
Heir presumptive:
Hon. Richmond Colville
Baron Colville of Culross
2010–present
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Colville of Culross
2010–present 		Incumbent
Heir presumptive:
Hon. Richmond Colville
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2011–present 		Incumbent
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