Charles Geoffrey Nicholas Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth (born 2 August 1948) is a British

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and former businessman. He is the son of Charles Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 4th Baron Shuttleworth, and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Phillips.

Life

Lord Shuttleworth was educated at Eton before he was elected FRICS. He was a Director of Burnley Building Society from 1979, Chairman of National & Provincial Building Society and Deputy Chairman of

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plc 1996–2004. Following the acquisition of Abbey National plc by Santander he was appointed Chairman of the Santander UK Group Pension Fund from 2005 to 2018. He served as Chairman of the Rural Development Commission, the government agency responsible for the economic and social well-being of the rural areas of England, from 1990 to 1997. From 5 October 1975 to 11 November 1999, he was a member of the

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until the 1999 Act. He was appointed

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on 13 January 1997, and he was Chairman of the Association of Lord Lieutenants 2008–2018. He has served as a Member of the Council of the

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since 1998 and was appointed Chairman of the Council from 2006 to 2014. The

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to the barony is his son,

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Thomas Kay-Shuttleworth (born 1976). Lord Shuttleworth is Patron of a number of charitable organisations across Lancashire.

Honours

Lord Shuttleworth was made a

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(KCVO) in the 2011 New Year Honours, in addition to being a Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ). He was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) on 23 April 2016.

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* The Hon. Charles Kay-Shuttleworth (1948–1975) * The Lord Shuttleworth (1975–2011) * The Lord Shuttleworth KCVO (2011–2016) * The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO (2016–present)

Honours

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

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Debrett's People of Today
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