Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll (born 20 April 1948) is a crossbench member of the House of Lords , chief of the Scottish clan Hay , and hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland .[1]
Early life and education Lord Erroll is the son of Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll and Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk . He was page to the Lord Lyon in 1956. He was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge .[2]
Earl of Erroll He succeeded his mother, the countess, in 1978 as Earl of Erroll , and in 1985, his father as a Baronet . He is a member of the Council of the Hereditary Peerage Association .[3] Peregrine took over from their father as Chief of Clan Moncreiffe .
Marriage and family He married Isabelle Jacqueline Laline Astell Hohler (Brussels , 22 August 1955 – 13 January 2020), daughter of Major Thomas Sidney Hohler and his wife, heiress to the Astell family, of Everton House, Bedfordshire,[4] Royal Caledonian Ball [5] High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2015.[6]
The couple has two sons and two daughters:
Harry Thomas William Hay, Lord Hay (b. Basingstoke , 8 August 1984); married Clementine Travis in 2017.[7]
Lady Amelia Diana Jacqueline Hay (b. Basingstoke, 23 November 1986)
Lady Laline Lucy Clementine Hay (b. Basingstoke, 21 December 1987); married Major Jeremy Sudlow in 2017.[8]
Hon. Richard Merlin Iain Astell (b. Basingstoke, 14 December 1990); took the surname "Astell" by Royal Licence in 2015.[9] [4] Military and business career The Earl of Erroll has been a lieutenant at the Atholl Highlanders since 1974,[2] Royal Company of Archers .[10] 21st SAS Artists Rifles (V) Territorial Army from 1975 to 1990, and was an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Military Police (Territorial Army) from 1992 to 1997.[11]
Erroll has worked as a marketing and computer consultant,[2] Freeman of the City of London ,[2] Worshipful Company of Fishmongers ,[12] [citation needed He continues to head the Puffin's Club , founded by his father.[13] e-business consultancy,[14] [failed verification and is Chairman of the Digital Policy Alliance (EURIM).[15]
He was a director of LASSeO, a not-for-profit technical standardization and interoperability membership organisation for smartcard technologies.[16]
Politics Lord Erroll was one of 90 excepted hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999 .[17] [18] crossbencher and usually speaks on matters relating to cybersecurity and information technology. He was a member of the Science and Technology Committee and criticised Gordon Brown 's government for what he said was a failure to curb cybercrime after four government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence and HM Revenue and Customs , reported massive losses of data in 2008.[18] Information Committee from 2007 to 2012.[17]
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