Charles Geoffrey Nicholas Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth (born 2 August 1948) is a British hereditary peer 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 Abbey National 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 House of Lords until the 1999 Act.
He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire 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 Duchy of Lancaster since 1998 and was appointed Chairman of the Council from 2006 to 2014.
The heir apparent to the barony is his son, the Hon. Thomas Kay-Shuttleworth (born 1976).
Lord Shuttleworth is Patron of a number of charitable organisations across Lancashire.
Honours Lord Shuttleworth was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (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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Styles 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)
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Ribbon Description Notes Order of the Garter (KG) Knight Companion 23 April 2016 Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Knight Commander 2011 New Year Honours List Order of St John (KStJ) Knight of Justice Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 UK version of this medal Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012 UK version of this medal Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022 UK version of this medalKing Charles III Coronation Medal 2023 UK version of this medal
See also Baron Shuttleworth https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw77567/Charles-Geoffrey-Nicholas-Kay-Shuttleworth-5th-Baron-Shuttleworth?LinkID=mp68153&search=sas&sText=Shuttleworth+&role=sit&rNo=0
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