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Sir George Young, 6th Baronet

Personal data
Date of birth16 July 1941(age 70)
Place of birthOxford, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseAurelia Nemon-Stuart (m. 1964 � present)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
University of Surrey
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal
Assumed office12 May 2010
Prime ministerDavid Cameron
DeputyDavid Heath
Preceded byHarriet Harman
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office2 June 1998 - 2 February 2000
LeaderWilliam Hague
Succeeded byAngela Browning
Preceded byGillian Shephard
In office8 September 2009 - 11 May 2010
LeaderDavid Cameron
Succeeded byRosie Winterton
Preceded byAlan Duncan
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office11 June 1997 - 2 June 1998
LeaderWilliam Hague
Succeeded byJohn Maples
Preceded byDavid Clark
Secretary of State for Transport
In office5 July 1995 - 2 May 1997
Prime ministerJohn Major
Succeeded byJohn Prescott (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Preceded byBrian Mawhinney
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office11 July 1994 - 5 July 1995
Prime ministerJohn Major
Succeeded byMichael Jack
Preceded byStephen Dorrell
Member of Parliament
for North West Hampshire
Assumed office1 May 1997
Majority18,583 (34.9%)
Preceded byDavid Mitchell

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Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet (born 16 July 1941) is a British politician. He is currently the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and has served as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament since 1974, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997, and Ealing Acton before that.

Young served in the Cabinet from 1995 to 1997 as Secretary of State for Transport. He later served in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Defence Secretary, Shadow Constitutional Affairs Spokesman and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, before assuming his current role following the 2010 general election.

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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Young		Baronet of Formosa Place
1960 - present		Incumbent
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Nigel John Spearing		Member of Parliament for Acton
1974 - 1983
New constituencyMember of Parliament for Ealing Acton
1983 - 1997
Preceded by
David Mitchell		Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire
1997 - present		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Alastair Goodlad		Comptroller of the Household
1990		Succeeded by
John Prescott
as Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Preceded by
Stephen Dorrell		Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1994 - 1995
Preceded by
Brian Mawhinney		Secretary of State for Transport
1995 - 1997
Preceded by
David Clark		Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
1997 - 1998
Preceded by
Gillian Shephard		Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1998 - 2000
Preceded by
Alan Duncan		Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2009 - 2010
Preceded by
Harriet Harman		Leader of the House of Commons
2010 - present		Incumbent
Lord Privy Seal
2010 - present





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