John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (born 4 September 1961) is a British politician who, since 2008, has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Stair is the eldest child of John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair and Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930 – 1 November 2017), daughter of David Bowes-Lyon, brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Lord Stair's mother, Davina, therefore, was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and he is a second cousin of The King, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York, and The Duke of Edinburgh.
Educated at Harrow School & RMA Sandhurst, he served with 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in the Falklands War.
Lord Stair married Emily Mary Julia Stonor, daughter of Ralph Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys and Elizabeth Mary Hyde Parker, in 2006.