George Young, Baron Young of Cookham
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George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, CH, PC (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented Ealing Acton from 1974 to 1997 and North West Hampshire from 1997. He has served in Cabinet on three occasions: as Secretary of State for Transport from 1995 to 1997; as the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal from 2010 to 2012;[1] and as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from 2012 to 2014.
The Lord Young of Cookham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 25 July 2016 – 29 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | The Earl of Courtown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | The Baroness Sater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 19 October 2012 – 14 July 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Andrew Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michael Gove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leader of the House of Commons Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Harriet Harman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Andrew Lansley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman of the Standards and Privileges Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 July 2001 – 8 September 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Robert Sheldon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | David Curry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1941-07-16) 16 July 1941 (age 82) Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Aurelia Nemon-Stuart
(m. 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford University of Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He stood down from the Commons at the 2015 election and was created a life peer,[2] as Baron Young of Cookham, of Cookham in the Royal County of Berkshire, on 29 September 2015.[3] He sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords, where he served as a junior whip from July 2016 to August 2019.[4] Young resigned from this position on 29 August in protest at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue parliament. He served as a minister under five conservative Prime ministers (Margaret Thatcher, John Major, David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson).