Kenneth Younger
Sir Kenneth Younger | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Walter Stoneman, 1947 | |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
| In office 15 July 1955 – 24 January 1958 | |
| Leader | Clement Attlee Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Gordon-Walker |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Hector McNeil |
| Succeeded by | Selwyn Lloyd |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 7 October 1947 – 28 February 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | George Oliver |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey de Freitas |
| Member of Parliament for Grimsby | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Walter Womersley |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Crosland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Gilmour Younger 15 December 1908 |
| Died | 19 May 1976 (aged 67) London, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Stewart (m. 1934) |
| Children | 3, including Sam |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Unit | Intelligence Corps |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
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alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.Sir Kenneth Gilmour Younger KBE (15 December 1908 – 19 May 1976) was a British Labour politician and barrister who served in junior government posts during the Attlee government and was an opposition spokesman under Hugh Gaitskell but retired from Parliament early, disillusioned by party politics.