The Viscount Younger of Leckie | |
|---|---|
 Younger in 1987 | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 9 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | Tom King |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 9 January 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Bruce Millan |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 18 February 1975 – 15 January 1976 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Peter Walker |
| Succeeded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Succeeded by | William Rodgers |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 24 June 1970 – 8 January 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Bruce Millan |
| Succeeded by | Teddy Taylor |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 25 June 1997 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
| as a life peer 7 July 1992 – 26 January 2003 | |
| Member of Parliament for Ayr | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Moore |
| Succeeded by | Phil Gallie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Kenneth Hotson Younger 22 September 1931 Stirling, Scotland |
| Died | 26 January 2003 (aged 71) Gargunnock, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative (1965–2003) |
| Other political affiliations | Unionist (until 1965) |
| Spouse |
Diana Tuck (m. 1954) |
| Children | 4, including James |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Unit | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Baron Younger of Prestwick, KT, KCVO, TD, PC, FRSGS (22 September 1931 – 26 January 2003), was a British Conservative Party politician and banker. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr from 1964 to 1992. During the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, Younger served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1979 to 1986, and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1986 to 1989.
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