Sebastian Grigg, 4th Baron Altrincham

Edward Sebastian Grigg, 4th Baron Altrincham (born 18 December 1965) is a British hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford and was a member of the Bullingdon Club along with David Cameron and Boris Johnson, appearing in a well-known 1987 photograph of the club's members.[1][2][3]

The Right Honourable
The Lord Altrincham
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
1 July 2021
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe Lord Selsdon
Personal details
Born (1965-12-18) 18 December 1965
Political partyConservative
Awards Hereditary peer

He unsuccessfully stood for the House of Commons for Heywood and Middleton constituency in 1997.[4] He became head of investment banking at Credit Suisse UK in 2007.[2]

Lord Altrincham was elected as a member of the House of Lords in June 2021 in a Conservative hereditary peers' by-election.[5] He took the oath on 1 July 2021.[6] He made his maiden speech on 13 October 2021, talking about his wife Rachel Kelly's depression, working as a banker, standing for Parliament in 1997 and his family's history. His elder son Edward is heir to the Baroncy.

References
  1. "Cameron's cronies: The Bullingdon Club's class of '87". The Independent. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Who are the investment bankers at the heart of the biggest media deals?". The Guardian. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "Peer Support". Private Eye. No. 1552. 23 July 2021. p. 13.
  4. "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election to elect three members" (PDF). House of Lords. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. "Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, June 2021: result" (PDF). House of Lords. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. "House of Lords: Oath". UK Parliament. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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