Member of the Advisory Board
Lord de Mauley is a member of the House of Lords International Relations and Defence committee, having chaired it from 2024 to 2026. During his tenure as chairman the committee conducted enquiries into the implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence (which contributed to the Strategic Defence Review of 2025), the UK Mauritius agreement over the Chagos Islands and the UK’s future relationship with the US. He has been involved with the UK’s reserve forces since 1975, commanding his regiment from 2003 to 2005. He has remained involved in one role or another since then, attempting to improve the position of the UK’s regular and reserve forces and the cadet movement. He served as Master of the Horse to the late Queen Elizabeth II. As a civilian he is a chartered accountant and was an investment banker specialising in mergers and acquisitions, spending a decade in the Far East.