Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose

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In a March 2022 by-election, Camrose was elected to replace Lord Rotherwick in the House of Lords following Rotherwick's retirement in February 2022. [1] He made his maiden speech on 27 June 2022. [2]

In March 2023, Rishi Sunak appointed Camrose a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology where he is Minister for AI and Intellectual Property. [3] Viscount Camrose became the second hereditary peer to be appointed to a ministerial role by Sunak. [4]

Marriage and children

Camrose married Aurélie Molin in 1996. They have four children: [5]

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References

  1. "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, March 2022: result" (PDF). parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] Volume 823: debated on Monday 27 June 2022". UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. "Viscount Camrose". Gov.uk . Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. Hunter, Ross (7 March 2023). "Hereditary peer given ministerial role within year of entering House of Lords". The National .
  5. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
The Viscount Camrose
Official portrait of Viscount Camrose crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Assumed office
7 March 2023
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Camrose
2016–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Hugo William Berry
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2022–present
Incumbent