Gilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto, (; 19 June 1928 – 7 September 2005) (nicknamed "Gibbie"), styled Viscount Melgund until 1975, was a Scottish peer.
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Background and life
Lord Minto was the son of the 5th Earl of Minto, and his wife, Marion Cook.
He attended Eton and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and served in the Scots Guards until 1958. In the 1955 Birthday Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). He was an honorary lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers (Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland). He served as a Justice of the Peace for Roxburghshire from 1961 onwards. He succeeded his father as Earl in 1975. He served as president of the South of Scotland Chamber of Commerce from 1980 to 1982, chair of the Scottish Council on Alcoholism (1973-1987), and a commissioner of the Local Government Property Commission (Scotland) from 1995-1998.
The Earl was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1986 Birthday Honours. He was Vice Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
In 1992, Minto House, the traditional family seat near the village of Minto but not occupied by the family since before the Second World War, was demolished in accordance with the Earl's wishes, despite it being a listed building. Minto House was listed as Category A, and largely demolished within weeks. The Earl was at that time convenor of the Borders Regional Council, which held regulatory jurisdiction over such actions.