Mark Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe

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The Lord Ashcombe
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
as an elected hereditary peer
20 October 2022
By-election20 October 2022
Preceded byThe 15th Earl of Home
Personal details
Born
Mark Edward Cubitt

(1964-02-29) 29 February 1964 (age 60)
Political partyConservative
Coat of arms of Cubitt, Baron Ashcombe: Chequy Or and Gules on a pile Argent, a lion's head erased Sable

Mark Edward Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe (born 29 February 1964), is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician. In an October 2022 by-election, he was elected to replace The Earl of Home in the House of Lords following Home's death in August.[1] He is a second cousin of Queen Camilla.

According to his candidate statement, Cubitt has a degree in civil engineering from Imperial College London, and has spent his career in the insurance industry, specialising in the energy sector. He lives in London and Hampshire.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, October 2022: result" (PDF). Parliament.uk. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Hereditary peers' by-election" (PDF). House of Lords. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Ashcombe
2013–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Richard Cubitt
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2022–present
Incumbent