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The Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 17 September 1957 β 14 October 1959 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | The Viscount Hailsham |
Succeeded by | Sir David Eccles |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 January 1902 |
Died | 12 September 1984 (aged 82) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Geoffrey William Geoffrey-Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd, PC (17 January 1902 β 12 September 1984), was a British Conservative politician.
Background and educationβ»
The eldest son of G. W. A. Lloyd of Newbury, Lloyd was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge (MA), during which time he was President of the: Cambridge Union Society in 1925.
Political careerβ»
Lloyd contested South East Southwark in 1924 without success and Birmingham Ladywood in 1929, "when he was defeated by just 11 votes." He was Private Secretary to Sir Samuel Hoare (Secretary of State for Air), 1926β1929, then to Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister, 1929, subsequently as Leader of the Opposition), 1929β1931.
He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood in 1931 with a 14,000 majority, holding the "seat until 1945." He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Stanley Baldwin (Lord President of the Council), 1931β1935 and "as Prime Minister in 1935." He held office as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1935β1939; as Secretary for Mines, 1939β1940; as Secretary for Petroleum, 1940β1942; as Chairman of the Oil Control Board, 1939β1945; as Minister in charge of Petroleum Warfare Department 1940β1945, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, 1942β1945; and as Minister of Information in 1945. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1943.
He was a Governor of British Broadcasting Corporation, 1946β1949. He returned to Parliament as member for Birmingham King's Norton, 1950β1955, and for Sutton Coldfield from 1955 until February 1974. During this time he was Minister of Fuel and Power, 1951β1955 and Minister of Education, 1957-October 1959.
He changed his surname from Lloyd to Geoffrey-Lloyd by deed poll on 18 April 1974.
He was created a life peer 6 May 1974 as Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd, of Broomfield in the County of Kent.
Personal lifeβ»
Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd died at age 82 from natural causes in Kent.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "No. 46272". The London Gazette. 23 April 1974. p. 5098.
- ^ "No. 46285". The London Gazette. 9 May 1974. p. 5667.
External linksβ»
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd
- Who was Who
- Newspaper clippings about Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood 1931β1945 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Birmingham King's Norton 1950β1955 |
Constituency abolished |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield 1955 β February 1974 |
Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1935β1939 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Secretary for Mines 1939β1940 |
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Preceded by Himself as Secretary for Mines
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Secretary for Petroleum 1940β1942 |
Combined into Minister for Fuel and Power |
Preceded by Himself as Secretary for Petroleum
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Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power 1942β1945 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister for Information MayβJuly 1945 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister of Fuel and Power 1951β1955 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister of Education 1957β1959 |
Succeeded by |
- 1902 births
- 1984 deaths
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- BBC Governors
- British Secretaries of State for Education
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
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- Ministers in the Eden government, 1955β1957
- Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957β1964
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- Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
- People educated at Harrow School
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