The Right Honourable
The Lord Camoys
Member of the House of Lords
as an elected hereditary peer
28 November 2023
Preceded byThe 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux
Personal details
Born
Ralph William Robert Stonor

(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
Political partyConservative
SpouseAilsa Fiona Mackay
Children3
Parent(s)Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys
Elisabeth Mary Hyde Parker
Residence(s)Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Ralph William Robert Stonor, 8th Baron Camoys (born 10 September 1974) is a British hereditary peer and a Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Lord Camoys became a member of the House in November 2023, after winning a hereditary peers' by-election to replace Lord Brougham and Vaux.[1]

Early Life and education

Ralph William Robert Stonor was born 10 September 1974 to Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys and Elisabeth Hyde Parker, daughter of Sir William Stephen Hyde-Parker, 11th Baronet. Lord Camoys was educated at Eton College and the University of Manchester, graduating with a BA degree in History.[2]

Career

After graduation, Lord Camoys worked in London and Bristol for private equity firms before joining the Foreign Office as a diplomat, where he worked in Afghanistan and Delhi and in London as leader of a counter-terrorism team. In 2009, he founded Ilex Partners International Limited, a mergers and acquisitions company, with Lord Rothschild.[3] In 2021, he co-founded Marlow Film Studios and serves as a director.[4]

He is the UK Chairman of the National Trust for Nature Conservation and serves on its governing board of trustees.[5]

Marriage and family life

The eighth baron married Lady Alisa Fiona Mackay, daughter of Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape in 2004. The couple have three children.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hereditary peers' by-election, November 2023: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "I enjoy sharing this historic house with visitors, says new custodian of Stonor Park". www.henleystandard.co.uk. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "ABOUT US". www.marlow.film. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Governing Board of Trustees". www.ntnc.org.np. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lady Ailsa of Stonor Park". www.duchessthepodcast.com. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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