James Michael Joicey (5th Baron Joicey of Chester-le-Street),
Born 1953
BA(Hons) in Modern Languages [Portuguese and Spanish], University of Oxford
Diploma in Portuguese Studies, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Diploma in Agriculture, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Societies (ARAgS)
1976-1981: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
1982-1991: Self-employed translator/interpreter/consultant in the agricultural sector
1991 to date: Principal Director of Ford & Etal Estates, a 5500 ha. (13,600 acres) rural estate in the Till Valley and Berwickshire, encompassing agriculture, forestry and residential property, with a strong emphasis on rural tourism and rural diversification.
2012 to date: Co-director of Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum Ltd.
Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Northumberland
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Societies;
President, Glendale Agricultural Society;
President, Friends of Berwick & District Museum & Archives;
President, North Northumberland Voluntary Forum;
President, North Northumberland Tourism Association;
President, Tillside Cricket Club
President, Etal Horticultural Society
Vice-President, Border Stick Dressers Association;
Vice-President, Border Union Agricultural Society;
Trustee: Tweed Foundation
Trustee: The Joicey Trust
Trustee: John George Joicey Bequest
Trustee: Heatherslaw Mill Trust
Other interests: ornithology, linguistics and trying to look after a Morris Minor Traveller