The Lord Sandhurst | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
as an elected hereditary peer 23 June 2021 | |
By-election | 23 June 2021 |
Preceded by | The 4th Earl of Selborne |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy Rhys John Mansfield (1949-03-03)3 March 1949 (age 76) |
Political party | Conservative |
Parent | John Mansfield,5th Baron Sandhurst |
Occupation | Barrister |
Awards | Took silk |
Guy Rhys John Mansfield,6th Baron Sandhurst, KC (born 3 March 1949),is a British barrister,hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords.
He served as Chairman of the General Council of the Bar in 2005. [1] He is the current Chairman of Research for the Society of Conservative Lawyers. [2]
Lord Sandhurst was elected as a member of the House of Lords on 17 June 2021 in a Conservative hereditary peers' by-election. [3] He took office on 23 June 2021. [4] He made his maiden speech on 14 September 2021 during the Crime,Police &Sentencing Bill.
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Baron Sandhurst 2002–present | Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. Edward Mansfield |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2021–present | Incumbent |