Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington


Rupert Francis John Carington, 7th Baron Carrington, , is an English businessman and crossbench member of the House of Lords who succeeded his father as the 7th Baron Carrington on 9 July 2018.

Background and education

Carrington was born as the third child and only son to Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, and his wife Iona née McClean.
His father was at the time in the beginning of his political career, and would later hold several prominent positions, including those of Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary in the first Thatcher ministry, and 6th Secretary General of NATO.
His mother was a daughter of civil engineer and aviator Francis McClean. He has two sisters, Alexandra, married to Captain Peter de Bunsen, and Virginia, married to Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe.
His ancestor Thomas Smith was the founder of Smith's Bank.
He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Bristol University with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Career

Carrington worked at the merchant bank Morgan, Grenfell & Co. for 17 years before starting his own financial advisory business, Rupert Carington Limited, in 1987. He currently serves as Chairman of Vietnam Infrastructure Ltd. and of Schroder AsiaPacific Fund, and as an international adviser at the LGT Group.
He became a member of the House of Lords in November 2018, after winning a Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, following the retirement of Lord Northbourne.

Marriage and children

Carrington married Daniela Diotallevi on 12 September 1989. They have three children:
Carrington was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in November 1999.