The Lord de Clifford | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2023 | |
Member of the House of Lords | |
as an elected hereditary peer 26 September 2023 | |
Preceded by | The 5th Baron Hylton |
Personal details | |
Born | Miles Edward Southwell Russell 7 August 1966 |
Political party | Crossbench |
Relatives | John Russell,27th Baron de Clifford (uncle) Edward Russell,26th Baron de Clifford (grandfather) |
Miles Edward Southwell Russell,28th Baron de Clifford (born 7 August 1966) is a British hereditary peer,and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Russell was initially an accountant in the agricultural team of Deloitte Touche Accountants, [1] undertaking three years of farm accountancy during his training, [2] before moving to manage the finances of the rural clients and businesses at a Cotswold-based firmed of Chartered Surveyors. [3]
He became Practice Manager at the Wiltshire-based George Veterinary Group in April 2008,and joined the Board of Directors of the Veterinary Management Group in 2016. [3] He became the Director of Finance for the Veterinary Management Group in 2019, [1] and was elected the Group's president for 2023–24 at its annual conference,in Stratford-upon-Avon. [3] [1]
He succeeded to his family title in 2018,on the death of his uncle,John Russell,27th Baron de Clifford,and was elected to the House of Lords in a Crossbencher by-election in September 2023,taking the room of Raymond,Lord Hylton,who retired earlier that year. [4]
According to his candidature statement,he has expertise in animal welfare,food production,and safety,leadership development,and business management. [5]
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