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The Right HonourableThe Viscount Portman
Born	Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman (1958-07-30) 30 July 1958 (age 66)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Property developer
Spouses	Caroline Steenson Patricia Martins Pim
Children	3 sons

Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman (born 30 July 1958) is a British peer and property developer. He ranked 89th on the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £1.9 billion. As of 2024 he was "resident abroad for tax purposes".

Biography

Portman is the eldest son of Edward Portman, 9th Viscount Portman by his first wife Rosemary Joy Farris. He was educated at Marlborough College. He inherited the viscountcy on his father's death in 1999.

Portman estate

Viscount Portman and family were ranked 89th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2024, with an estimated wealth of £1.9 billion.

This fortune is principally the controlling interest in a 110-acre (0.45 km) portion of Marylebone, central London, the Portman Estate. The trust is spending £40 million on an investment programme to create a shopping area, Portman Village.

Lord Portman's other assets include shares in commercial properties in New York state and Florida.

Marriages and children

Portman's first wife was Caroline Steenson, and they had one son:

• Hon. Luke Henry Oliver Berkeley Portman (born 1984), heir apparent to the viscountcy.

In 1987, he married the Brazilian Patricia Martins Pim, now Viscountess (Lady) Portman, and they have two sons:

• Hon. Matthew Portman (born 1990)
• Hon. Daniel Portman (born 1995)

Arms

Coat of arms of Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman

Coronet A Coronet of a Viscount Crest 1st: a Talbot sejant Or; 2nd: a Unicorn passant Gules armed and crined Or Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or a Fleurs-de-lis Azure (Portman); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a Chevron Ermine between ten Crosses Patée Argent six in chief and four in base (Berkeley) Supporters Dexter: a Savage wreathed about the head and waist with Ivy in his dexter hand a Club resting on the shoulder proper; Sinister: a Talbot Or Motto A Clean Heart and a Cheerful Spirit

References

1. "The Sunday Times Rich List 2024". www.thetimes.co.uk. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
2. https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2024/2784.html
3. ^ Bradberry, Grace (23 January 2004). "Who'll inherit London?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
4. "Portman, Viscount (UK, 1873)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Portman

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