Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto

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Diana Barbara Trafford
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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Minto
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Official portrait, 2023
Minister of State for Defence
In office
14 November 2023 –5 July 2024
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Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto ( /kɪˈnɪnmənd/ ; [1] born 1 December 1953), styled Viscount Melgund between 1975 and 2005, is a British hereditary peer, businessman, and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was previously the chief executive of British stationery company Paperchase. [2]

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He is the son of the late Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto and his first wife, Lady Caroline Child Villiers. The Earl resides in England, but has continuing links with Scotland, as his parents did.

He succeeded his father in the earldom on 7 September 2005. His father's estate has been the subject of a dispute between the Earl and his father's third wife. [3]

On 30 July 1983, he married Diana Barbara Trafford, daughter of Brian and Audrey (née Taylor) Trafford. [4] [5] They have two sons and one daughter; a third son is deceased.

The Earl became a member of the House of Lords in October 2022, having finished second in a by-election to replace both the Viscount Ullswater and the Baron Colwyn. [6]

On 27 March 2023, the Earl was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade and served in that role until 14 November 2023 when he was appointed Minister of State for Defence. [7]

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Coat of arms of Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto
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Crest
A dexter arm embowed issuant from clouds, throwing a dart, all proper..
Escutcheon
Quarterly : 1st and 4th grand quarters, quarterly; 1st and 4th, argent, a hunting-horn sable, stringed gules, in the dexter chief point a crescent of the last ; on a chief wavy azure, three mullets of the field (Murray of Melgund) ; 2nd and 3rd, azure, a chevron argent, between three fleurs-de-lis or (Kynynmound of that ilk) ; 2nd and 3rd grand quarters, gules, on a bend engrailed or, a baton azure, within a bordure vair (Elliot, of Minto) ; over all, a chief of augmentation argent, charged with a Moor's head couped in profile proper., being the arms of Corsica.
Supporters
Dexter, an Indian sheep, sinister, a fawn, all proper.
Motto
Non eget arcu (He needs not the bow); Below: Suaviter et fortiter (Mildy and firmly). [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 137. ISBN   0-19-282745-6.
  2. ↑ "Lady Minto lifts lid on bitter legacy". The Scotsman . 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lady Minto chases cleaning jobs, but says she's owed £90k". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Leo van der Pas "Descendants of Princess Mary Tudor of England" Archived 4 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Conqueror 154". william1.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hereditary peers' by-election, October 2022: result" (PDF). Parliament.uk . Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ministerial appointment: 27 March 2023". GOV.UK (Press release). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Burke's peerage and baronetage. 1915. pp. 1271–1274.


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