James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie

The Right Honourable The Viscount Younger of Leckie
Official portrait, 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2023
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Preceded by	The Baroness Stedman-Scott
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip
In office 13 February 2020 – 1 January 2023
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson Liz Truss[1] Rishi Sunak[2]
Preceded by	The Baroness Berridge
Succeeded by	The Lord Evans of Rainow
In office 14 May 2015 – 27 July 2019
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	The Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Succeeded by	The Lord Bethell
In office 25 June 2012 – 9 January 2013
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord de Mauley
Succeeded by	The Lord Popat of Harrow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities
In office 27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Succeeded by	The Lord Greenhalgh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property
In office 9 January 2013 – 17 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Marland
Succeeded by	The Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer 28 June 2010
Preceded by	The 14th Earl of Northesk
Personal details
Born	(1955-11-11) 11 November 1955 (age 68)
Political party	Conservative
Parent	George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
Education	Winchester College
Alma mater	University of St Andrews Henley Management College
Occupation	Businessman, politician

James Edward George Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie^[3] (born 11 November 1955), is an elected^[4] hereditary peer who sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.