Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose

Jonathan William Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose, Baron Berry (born 26 February 1970) is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician.

In May 2026, it was announced he was to be given one of 26 new life peerages, returning him to the House of Lords after the coming into force of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026.

Early life and education Camrose was born in 1970, the only son of Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose and his wife Marina Beatrice Sulzberger. He is a great-grandson of the newspaper publisher William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose and of the politician F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead.

He attended Durham University, completing a Bachelor of Arts in French and German in 1993, and a Master of Business Administration at Carnegie Mellon University. From 2008 to 2009, he was head of change management at BP and in 2010 he founded Camrose Communications Ltd.

Camrose succeeded to the viscountcy upon the death of his father in 2016.

Parliamentary career

In a March 2022 by-election, Camrose was elected to replace Lord Rotherwick in the House of Lords following Rotherwick's retirement in February 2022. He made his maiden speech on 27 June 2022.

In March 2023, Rishi Sunak appointed Camrose a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology where he was Minister for AI and Intellectual Property. Viscount Camrose became the second hereditary peer to be appointed to a ministerial role by Sunak.

Following the 2024 General Election Camrose was replaced as Minister for AI and Intellectual Property by Feryal Clark. He became Shadow Minister for Science under Sunak, and was reappointed by Kemi Badenoch.

Marriage and children Camrose married Aurélie Molin in 1996. They have four children:

Hon Olivia Grace Berry (born 14 May 1998) Hon Hugo William Berry (born 2000), heir apparent to the viscountcy. Hon Charlotte Julia Berry (born 2001) Hon Tobias Furneaux Berry (born 2003), named after the British navigator Tobias Furneaux.