Sir George Young 6th Baronet Politician
Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet, CH, MP (born 16 July 1941) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) since 1974, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997 and Ealing Acton prior to that.Sir George served in HM Cabinet from 1995 to 1997 as Secretary of State for Transport, and later as the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal from 2010 to 2012. On 19 October 2012, Young was re-appointed to the Cabinet as Chief Whip of the House of Commons following the resignation of Andrew Mitchell. On 29 November 2013, Young announced he would be retiring in May 2015 and would not be standing at the next election.
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| office | Member of Parliament Government Chief Whip in the Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal Secretary of State for Transport Leader of the House of Commons Financial Secretary to the Treasury Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (Acton (1974–1983) for Ealing Acton for North West Hampshire |
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