Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley
The Lord de Mauley | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Chair of the International Relations and Defence Committee | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Ashton of Hyde |
| Master of the Horse | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 18 June 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Preceded by | The Lord Vestey |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Ashton of Hyde |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science | |
| In office 6 September 2012 – September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Taylor of Holbeach |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Gardiner of Kimble |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 6 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Young of Norwood Green |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Younger of Leckie |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as an elected hereditary peer 15 March 2005 – present | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Baron Burnham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rupert Charles Ponsonby 30 June 1957 |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army Reserve |
| Years | 1976–2005 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Royal Wessex Yeomanry |
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Charles Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley (born 30 June 1957), is a British hereditary peer, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and retired Territorial Army officer.