David Young, Baron Young of Graffham

The Lord Young of Graffham
Young c. 2000
In office
13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byPaul Channon
Succeeded byNicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for Employment
In office
2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byTom King
Succeeded byNorman Fowler
Minister without Portfolio
In office
11 September 1984 – 2 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Aberdare
Succeeded byJeremy Hanley
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 October 1984 – 27 April 2022[nb]
Life peerage
Personal details
Born(1932-02-27)27 February 1932
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died9 December 2022(2022-12-09) (aged 90)
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity College London
n.b. ^ He retired under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.[1]

David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, CH, PC, DL (27 February 1932 – 9 December 2022) was a British Conservative politician, cabinet minister and businessman.[2]

  1. ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Young of Graffham". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Lord Young interview: 'We need to get young children believing in themselves'". The Independent.