Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross

The Viscount Colville of Culross
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Elected Hereditary Peer
20 July 2011
By-election20 July 2011
Preceded byThe 4th Baron Ampthill
Personal details
Born (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 66)
PartyNone (crossbencher)
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

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

Career

Colville worked as a newspaper reporter for the Ludlow Advertiser and the Berrow's Worcester Journal in the 1980s.[3]

He 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]

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

He is the Chief of Clan Colville.

Personal life

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

References

  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, vol. 1, p. 865.
  3. ^ a b 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.