Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head

The Viscount Head
Secretary of State for War
In office
31 October 1951 – 18 October 1956
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Preceded byJohn Strachey
Succeeded byJohn Hare
Minister of Defence
In office
18 October 1956 – 9 January 1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Anthony Eden
Preceded byWalter Monckton
Succeeded byDuncan Sandys
Personal details
Born
Antony Henry Head

19 December 1906 (1906-12-19)
London, England
Died29 March 1983(1983-03-29) (aged 76)
Bishopstone, Salisbury, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseLady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst

Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head, GCMG, CBE, MC, PC (19 December 1906 – 29 March 1983) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and diplomat.