Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, KT, GCVO, PC (born 5 March 1927), styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and politician. James VII ordained the modern Order. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the titles in 1975. He is Premier Earl of Scotland and Head of the House of Lindsay. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...

He was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He served with the Grenadier Guards from 1945 to 1949, including in the Middle East. He was honorary attaché at the British Embassy in Paris, later joining the Conservative Research Department where he served as secretary to several Conservative parliamentary committees. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known Public School for boys. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... An attaché is a person who is assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission and often has special responsibilities or expertise. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... The Conservative Research Department (CRD) is an integral part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. ...

Lord Balniel was Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertford from 1955 to 1974, and for Welwyn and Hatfield from February to September 1974. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1955 to 1957, and to the Minister of Housing and Local Government from 1957 to 1960. He was opposition front-bench spokesman on health and social security from 1967 to 1970. In the Heath government, he served as Minister of State for Defence from 1970 to 1972 and for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1972 to 1974. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Until 1868 Hertford returned two members to parliament. ... Welwyn Hatfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury. ... Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), soldier and politician, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ...

In the October 1974 general election, Lord Balniel lost his seat to Labour's Helene Hayman. On 24 January 1975 he was created a life peer as Baron Balniel, of Pitcorthie in the County of Fife, and so entered the House of Lords. He inherited the earldoms from his father on 13 December 1975. Following the House of Lords Act 1999, which expelled most hereditary peers from the upper house, the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres has been able to continue sitting in the House of Lords by virtue of his life peerage. The UK general election of October 1974 took place on October 10, 1974. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist[1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... Hélène Valerie Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC, née Middleweek (born 26 March 1949) is a Labour member of the House of Lords. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The House of Lords Act 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament, was a major constitutional enactment as it reformed greatly one of the chambers of Parliament, the House of Lords. ... The Peerage in the United Kingdom includes several hereditary peers, as well as life peers. ...

He was appointed First Crown Estate Commissioner from 1980 to 1985, and served as Chairman of the National Association for Mental health from 1963 to 1970, of the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland from 1976 to 1983, of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland from 1985 to 1995, and of the National Library of Scotland from 1990 until 2000. In the United Kingdom, the Crown Estate is a property portfolio associated with the monarchy. ... The building on George IV bridge The National Library of Scotland is a legal deposit library in Scotland. ...

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1972 and a Knight of the Thistle in 1996. He was Lord Chamberlain to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1992 until 2002. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in the special honours list published after the Queen Mother's demise. Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... The title Queen Mother is a title reserved for a widowed Queen consort whose son/daughter from that union is the reigning monarch. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ...

Lord Crawford has also held a number of business appointments, including as a Director of the National Westminster Bank from 1975 to 1988. Old NatWest logo NatWest (formerly the National Westminster Bank) is the United Kingdoms third biggest bank. ...

Titles from birth

• The Hon Robert Lindsay (1927–1940)
• Lord Balniel (1940–1972)
• The Rt Hon Lord Balniel (1972–1975)
• The Rt Hon The Lord Balniel, PC (January 1975 – December 1975)
• The Rt Hon The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, PC (1975– )