Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington
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Ewen James Hanning Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington, (born 24 November 1949) is a landowner and cross-bench member of the House of Lords
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Educated at Harrow School
and at Oxford University, where he studied modern history, he has been manager of the Dillington Estate in Somerset since 1971. He was national president of the Country Land and Business Association from 1995 to 1997 and was a member of the UK Government's Round Table for Sustainable Development from 1997 until 2000, when it was abolished to create the Sustainable Development Commission
. He was Chair of the Countryside Agency
from 1999 to 2004 and was the UK Government's rural advocate for England from 2000 to 2004.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset
for 1986 and raised to a life peerage as Baron Cameron of Dillington, of Dillington in the County of Somerset
on 29 June 2004, having been knighted the previous year.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and of the Royal Agricultural Societies. Since 2010, he has been President of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists.
) by his wife (Mary) Elizabeth Vaughan-Lee (28 November 1915 – 10 December 2008) who was descended from a Somerset-based land-owning family, is married, and has three sons and one daughter. He presently farms Dillington Park, the country estate which has been in his mother's family for over 250 years, and from which he has taken part of his title. His younger sister Bride is married to Lord Donald Graham, half-brother of the present Duke of Montrose
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alongside Tony Baldry
MP.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
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Educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and at Oxford University, where he studied modern history, he has been manager of the Dillington Estate in Somerset since 1971. He was national president of the Country Land and Business Association from 1995 to 1997 and was a member of the UK Government's Round Table for Sustainable Development from 1997 until 2000, when it was abolished to create the Sustainable Development Commission
Sustainable Development Commission
The Sustainable Development Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for advising the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government, and Northern Ireland Executive on sustainable development....
. He was Chair of the Countryside Agency
Countryside Agency
The Countryside Agency in England was a statutory body set up in 1999 with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it. The Agency was formed by merging the Countryside Commission and the Rural Development Commission...
from 1999 to 2004 and was the UK Government's rural advocate for England from 2000 to 2004.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset
High Sheriff of Somerset
The Office of High Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Somerset a county in South West England. In modern times the...
for 1986 and raised to a life peerage as Baron Cameron of Dillington, of Dillington in the County of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
on 29 June 2004, having been knighted the previous year.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and of the Royal Agricultural Societies. Since 2010, he has been President of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists.
Family
Lord Cameron, the second but elder surviving son of Allan Cameron (born 25 March 1917, second son of Colonel Sir Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel, K.T., XXV LochielDonald Cameron, 25th Lochiel
Colonel Sir Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel, KT, CMG, DL was a Scottish chieftain, the 25th chief of Clan Cameron....
) by his wife (Mary) Elizabeth Vaughan-Lee (28 November 1915 – 10 December 2008) who was descended from a Somerset-based land-owning family, is married, and has three sons and one daughter. He presently farms Dillington Park, the country estate which has been in his mother's family for over 250 years, and from which he has taken part of his title. His younger sister Bride is married to Lord Donald Graham, half-brother of the present Duke of Montrose
James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose
thumb|right|200px|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose , is the only Duke who has a seat in the House of Lords as one of the 90 elected hereditary peers...
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In Parliament
Following the 2010 General Election, Lord Cameron has become co-chair of the APPG on Agriculture and Food for DevelopmentAPPG on Agriculture and Food for Development
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development is a cross-party group in the UK Parliament, co-chaired by Tony Baldry, a Conservative Member of Parliament and Lord Cameron of Dillington, a cross-bench Peer. The APPG is composed of over 70 MPs and Peers from across the...
alongside Tony Baldry
Tony Baldry
Anthony Brian 'Tony' Baldry is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Banbury.-Early life:...
MP.