Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross
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The Viscount Colville of Culross | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
as an elected hereditary peer 25 July 2011 | |
Preceded by | The 4th Baron Ampthill |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 September 1959 |
Political party | Crossbench |
Alma mater | Rugby School St Chad's College |
Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959), is a Scottish television producer, director[1] and peer. He was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham. The son of Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, he succeeded to his father's title in 2010,[2] and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher.[3] He is also the Chief of Clan Colville.
He used his maiden speech in the House of Lords[4] to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry.[5]
References
- ^ "Award-Winning Director & Producer". Charles Colville. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Pryce, Mike (5 May 2010). "Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount". Worcester News.
- ^ "Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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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