Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde
The Right Honourable The Lord Ashton of Hyde PC | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
Master of the Horse | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 18 June 2024 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Preceded by | The Lord de Mauley |
Chair of the International Relations and Defence Committee | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 31 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | The Baroness Anelay of St Johns |
Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
In office 26 July 2019 – 7 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | The Lord Taylor of Holbeach |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Williams of Trafford |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Society | |
In office 13 July 2016 – 26 July 2019[1] | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Rob Wilson |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Barran |
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Preceded by | The Lord Bates |
Succeeded by | The Lord Henley |
Member of the House of Lords | |
as an elected hereditary peer 25 July 2011 | |
By-election | 25 July 2011 |
Preceded by | The 7th Earl of Onslow |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-07-18) 18 July 1958 (age 65) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Emma Allinson |
Relatives | Thomas Ashton (father) |
Education | Trinity College, Oxford (BA) |
Thomas Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde, PC (born 18 July 1958), has served as a Minister in HM Government since 2014 and by profession is an insurance broker. He succeeded to his family's peerage title on 2 August 2008.
Education and career
Henry Ashton went to Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He was commissioned in the Royal Hussars, later becoming a Lieutenant in the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. Ashton worked as an insurance broker and held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Berkshire Hathaway-owned Lloyd's firms Faraday Underwriting Ltd, and Faraday Reinsurance Co. Ltd, from 2005 until 2013. From 2010 to 2013 Lord Ashton was a member of the Council of Lloyd's.
Elected a representative hereditary peer in July 2011, Ashton sits in the House of Lords as a Conservative.[2] In the July 2014 government reshuffle he was appointed a Lord-in-waiting and Whip in the Lords by Prime Minister David Cameron,[3] serving until the 2017 general election.[4] In July 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May appointed him as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.
In March 2019, Lord Ashton received international publicity and acclaim for giving a correct and clever definition[5] to Lord Geddes, to the latter's question about the meaning of the term algorithm. Lord Ashton gave the definition as "an algorithm is a set of rules that precisely defines a sequence of operations".[6] The definition was said to "[rival] dictionary entries for clarity and succinctness—wrapped up in a historical allusion that he knew his classically educated interlocutor would understand."[7]
In July 2019, Lord Ashton of Hyde was appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords by new Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[8] He was appointed to the Privy Council the following month.[9]
In June 2024, Lord Ashton of Hyde was appointed Master of the Horse by King Charles III.
Family
Descended from a cadet branch of the ancient Lancashire Assheton family, he married Emma Louise Allinson, daughter of Colin Allinson and Alison Palmer (née Bartholomew), in 1987; they have four daughters/
As he does not have any sons, the heir presumptive to the family title is his younger brother, Jack Ashton.[10]
See also
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References
- ^ Portfolio was DCMS until June 2017.
- ^ "Conservative Hereditary Peers' by-election, July 2011: Result" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Lord Ashton of Hyde". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Full list of new ministerial and government appointments: June 2017". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Two British Lords Just Gave a Charmingly Spot-On Definition of 'Algorithm', Will Oremus, Slate.com, 2019-03-14
- ^ "14 March 2019 Volume 796". House of Lords Hansard. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ video, Twitter, 2019-03-14 [dead link]
- ^ "Boris Johnson 'absolutely' rules out pre-Brexit election". BBC News. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ ORDERS APPROVED AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL HELD BY THE QUEEN AT BALMORAL ON 28TH AUGUST 2019
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 159 (ASHTON OF HYDE, B). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
External links
- ‘ASHTON OF HYDE’, Who's Who 2018, A & C Black; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2017
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Chief Whip of the House of Lords 2019–2022 | Succeeded by |
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 2019–2022 | ||
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Conservative Chief Whip in the House of Lords 2019–2022 | Succeeded by |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2011–present | Incumbent |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Baron Ashton of Hyde 2008–present | Incumbent Heir presumptive: The Hon. John Ashton |
Court offices | ||
Preceded by | Master of the Horse 2024–present | Incumbent |
Order of precedence in England and Wales | ||
Preceded byas Lord Chamberlain | Gentlemen as Master of the Horse | Followed by |
Order of precedence in Northern Ireland | ||
Preceded byas Lord Chamberlain | Gentlemen as Master of the Horse | Followed by |
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^* Also a Lord in the Peerage of Scotland, ^• Also a Baron in the Peerage of Ireland