Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour


Roderick Arthur Francis Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour, is a British peer and businessman. He is the great-nephew of Arthur Balfour, who was prime minister and later foreign secretary who drafted the Balfour Declaration of 1917.

Biography

Balfour was born on 9 December 1948 in London to Eustace Balfour and Anne. Eustace Balfour was the son of Francis Balfour, nephew of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, the first Earl of Balfour. He was educated at Eton College.
In 1971, Balfour married Lady Tessa Fitzalan-Howard, eldest daughter of Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk. They have four children:
On 27 June 2003, Balfour succeeded his second cousin once removed Gerald as the Earl of Balfour. As he has no sons, his brother, Charles, is the heir presumptive.