Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross

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Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959) is a British television producer, director[1] and peer. He was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham. The son of John Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, he succeeded to his father's title in 2010,[2] and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a Crossbencher.[3] He is also the Chief of Clan Colville.

He used his maiden speech in the House of Lords[4] to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Award-Winning Director & Producer". Charles Colville. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. ↑ Pryce, Mike (5 May 2010). "Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount". Worcester News.
  3. ↑ "Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (2011-11-03). "Lords Hansard text for 3 Nov 201103 Nov 2011 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  5. ↑ Colville, MaLord (8 November 2011). "Lord Colville argues that relying on interns threatens vitality of creative industries". Exaro news. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Colville		 Viscount Colville of Culross
2010–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
John Colville		 Baron Colville of Culross
2010–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
John Colville		 Lord Colville of Culross
2010–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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