James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay

British peer (born 1955)

The Right Honourable The Earl of Lindsay DL


Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Sir Hector Monro
Succeeded by	Sam Galbraith
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip
In office 12 January 1995 – 6 July 1995
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Lord Inglewood
Succeeded by	The Earl of Courtown
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 21 December 1989 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 15th Earl of Lindsay
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – present
Preceded by	Seat established

Personal details
Born	(1955-11-19) 19 November 1955 (age 68)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Diana Chamberlayne-Macdonald (m. 1982)
Children	Lady Frances Lindesay-Bethune Lady Alexandra Coleman William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock Hon. David Lindesay-Bethune Charlotte, Duchess of Noto
Parents	David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay (father) Hon. Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu (mother)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh University of California, Davis

James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL (born 19 November 1955), is a British businessman and Conservative politician.

Early life

The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu, he was educated at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, Davis.

Career

He succeeded his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989. He was vice-chairman of the Inter-Party Union Committee on Environment 1994–95, and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997, during which time he was responsible for agriculture, fisheries and the environment. His work has been involved with the environment and the food industry. Between 2012 and 2017, Lord Lindsay was President of the National Trust of Scotland and appointed President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in April 2021.^[1]

Personal life

In 1982 he married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald, a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet; the two have five children:

Lady Frances Mary Lindesay-Bethune (born 1986), married to Rostislav Gabinsky. They have a son, Alexander Fabian (born 2018).^[2]
Lady Alexandra Penelope Lindesay-Bethune (born 1988), married to Jack Coleman. They have two sons: Nicholas Tankerville Wallace (born 2019) and James Horatio Somerled (born 2021).
William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock, Master of Lindsay (b. 30 December 1990)
The Hon. David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993)
Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993), married to Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto, eldest child of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, on 25 September 2021 at Monreale Cathedral, Palermo. The couple has a daughter named Francesca Sofía.^[3]

The Countess of Lindsay is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball^[4] and a master of the Fife Foxhounds.^[5]

Arms

Coat of arms of James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
	Coronet The coronet of an Earl Crest A swan with wings expanded proper. Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Gules, a fess chequy Azure and Argent, in chief three mullets of the second(Lindsay); 2nd & 3rd: counter-quartered, 1st & 4th: Azure, a fess between three lozenges Or (Bethune); 2nd & 3rd: Argent, on a chevron Sable, an otter's head erased of the first (Balfour) all within a bordure embattled Or. Supporters On both dexter and sinister, a griffin Gules, armed and legged Or Motto Above the crest: Je ayme (French: "I love") Below shield: "Live but Dreid"

References

^ CTSI appoints the Earl of Lindsay as President. Accessed: 13 April 2021.
^ Rhodes, Michael (4 September 2018). "Peerage News: Alexander Fabian Gabinsky (born 2018)". Peerage News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Los duques de Noto, padres de su primera hija: el nombre de la nueva princesa Borbón-Dos Sicilias
^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^ "Aristocrat Countess of Lindsay strips off for fox hunt fund". Daily Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lindsay
Profile on parliament.uk

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by David Lindesay-Bethune	Earl of Lindsay 1989–present Member of the House of Lords (1989–1999)	Incumbent Heir apparent: William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present	Incumbent

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