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The Lord Kennet | |
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 Kennet in 1967, by Walter Bird | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 1960 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Baron Kennet |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1923 |
| Died | 7 May 2009 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Labour (1956–81; 1990–99) SDP (1981–88) "Continuing" SDP (1988–90) Liberal Democrats (2000s) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Adams |
| Children | 6, including Emily and Louisa Young |
| Parent(s) | Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet Kathleen Scott |
| Relatives | Sir Peter Scott (half-brother) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (2 August 1923 – 7 May 2009) was a British writer and politician, notably concerned with planning and conservation. As a Labour minister, he was responsible for setting up the Department of the Environment and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. Later he joined the SDP. He lost his seat in the Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999.