Miles Russell, 28th Baron de Clifford

The Right Honourable The Lord de Clifford
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer 26 September 2023
Preceded by	The 5th Baron Hylton
Personal details
Born	Miles Edward Southwell Russell (1966-08-07) 7 August 1966 (age 58)
Political party	Crossbench
Relatives	John Russell, 27th Baron de Clifford (uncle) Edward Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford (grandfather)

Arms of de Clifford: Chequy or and azure, a fesse gules

Miles Edward Southwell Russell, 28th Baron de Clifford (born 7 August 1966) is a British hereditary peer, and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Career

Russell was initially an accountant in the agricultural team of Deloitte Touche Accountants,^[1] undertaking three years of farm accountancy during his training,^[2] before moving to manage the finances of the rural clients and businesses at a Cotswold-based firmed of Chartered Surveyors.^[3]

He became Practice Manager at the Wiltshire-based George Veterinary Group in April 2008, and joined the Board of Directors of the Veterinary Management Group in 2016.^[3] He became the Director of Finance for the Veterinary Management Group in 2019,^[1] and was elected the Group's president for 2023–24 at its annual conference, in Stratford-upon-Avon.^[3][1]

He succeeded to his family title in 2018, on the death of his uncle, John Russell, 27th Baron de Clifford, and was elected to the House of Lords in a Crossbencher by-election in September 2023, taking the room of Raymond, Lord Hylton, who retired earlier that year.^[4]

According to his candidature statement, he has expertise in animal welfare, food production, and safety, leadership development, and business management.^[5]

Personal life

De Clifford has stated that he has dyslexia.^[2]

References

1. "New President for VMG Open call for Junior Vice President announced". Vetpol. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
2. "Examination Room: Miles Russell". Vet Times. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Miles Russell - Finance Director". VMG. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
4. "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, September 2023: result" (PDF). Parliament.uk. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
5. "Notice with candidates list" (PDF). Parliament.uk. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Hylton	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2023–present	Incumbent
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Edward Southwell Russell	Baron de Clifford 2018–present	Incumbent