We are delighted to congratulate Cargilfield old boy and current parent and governor, Lord Sinclair, for the following appointment:

“The Queen is pleased to appoint Matthew Murray Kennedy St Clair, The Lord Sinclair, as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in succession to the late Mrs Elizabeth (Patsy) Gilroy.”

After leaving Cargilfield he went on to Glenalmond, then completed a Diploma in Land and Estate Management from the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester. After graduation, he worked with Smiths Gore BVI Limited in Edinburgh and qualified as a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1994. Lord Sinclair is now the Founder and Director of Saint Property Services and owner of Knocknalling Farms, a farming and forestry enterprise in Kirkcudbrightshire. He has also recently been appointed Governor of Cargilfield School. He was previously Chair of Scottish Land & Estates, South West Region and Chairman of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Scottish Auction. https://www.gov.uk/government/...