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Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet, PC (born 16 July 1941) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 politician, and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

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 for North West Hampshire. He is a patron of the Tory Reform Group
Tory Reform Group

The Tory Reform Group is a group within the United Kingdom's Conservative Party , that uphold the One Nation Conservatism vision.The Tory Reform Group was formally established in June 1975 from the merger of four like-minded groups: PEST , two separate London dining clubs named the Macleod Group and Social Tory Action Group, and a group i...
.

He went to Eton
Eton College

Eton College, also known as Eton, is a world-famous British independent school for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England. It was founded as the King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor....
 then Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
, where he received a BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 in PPE
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

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 in 1963. At the University of Surrey
University of Surrey

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, he did an MPhil.

From 1969-74, he was an economic adviser to the Post Office. Young was elected as a Councillor on the London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth

The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London....
 from 1968 to 1971, alongside his wife and John Major
John Major

Sir John Major, Order of the Garter, Order of the Companions of Honour, Chartered Institute of Bankers , was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom and Leaders of the Conservative and Unionist Party of the Conservative Party during 1990 to 1997....
.






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Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet, PC (born 16 July 1941) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 politician, and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for North West Hampshire. He is a patron of the Tory Reform Group
Tory Reform Group

The Tory Reform Group is a group within the United Kingdom's Conservative Party , that uphold the One Nation Conservatism vision.The Tory Reform Group was formally established in June 1975 from the merger of four like-minded groups: PEST , two separate London dining clubs named the Macleod Group and Social Tory Action Group, and a group i...
.

He went to Eton
Eton College

Eton College, also known as Eton, is a world-famous British independent school for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England. It was founded as the King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor....
 then Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
, where he received a BA
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
 in PPE
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Philosophy, Politics and Economics or Politics, Philosophy, and Economics is a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate academic degree which combines study from the three disciplines....
 in 1963. At the University of Surrey
University of Surrey

The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East England of England. It received its Royal Charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London....
, he did an MPhil.

From 1969-74, he was an economic adviser to the Post Office. Young was elected as a Councillor on the London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth

The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London....
 from 1968 to 1971, alongside his wife and John Major
John Major

Sir John Major, Order of the Garter, Order of the Companions of Honour, Chartered Institute of Bankers , was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom and Leaders of the Conservative and Unionist Party of the Conservative Party during 1990 to 1997....
. He represented Clapham
Clapham

Clapham is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth....
 Town ward, and served on the Housing Committee. He and other councillors worked as refuse collectors at week-ends, during a strike. He lost his council seat in 1971. In 1970, Young had been elected to the Greater London Council
Greater London Council

The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area....
 as one of four Members for the London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing

The London Borough of Ealing is an Outer London London borough in West London.The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London Borough of Hounslow to the south....
, and served on the GLC from 1970 and 1973, where he was vice-chairman of the Strategic Planning Authority. He was later to be one of the local Government Ministers who abolished the GLC. He did not contest his seat on the GLC in 1973, having been selected as a candidate for Parliament.

He entered Parliament in the February 1974 election, as the MP
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 for Ealing Acton
Ealing Acton (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing Acton was a United Kingdom constituencies in London which returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from United Kingdom general election, 1983 until it was abolished for the United Kingdom general election, 1997....
 and retained the position until 1997, when the constituency
Constituency

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 ceased to exist due to boundary changes. He was then parachuted
Parachute candidate

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 into the safe Tory
Tory

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 seat for North West Hampshire where he still serves.

Young married Aurelia Nemon-Stuart, daughter of sculptor Oscar Nemon
Oscar Nemon

Oscar Nemon was a Jewish sculptor who was born in Slavonia but eventually settled in England. He is best known for his series of more than a dozen public statues of Winston Churchill....
 on 11 July 1964. They have two sons and two daughters and live in Penton Mewsey
Penton Mewsey

Penton Mewsey is a village in Hampshire, England. It is located 3 miles north-west of Andover, Hampshire at grid reference .The village is home to approximately 400 people and has about 110 houses....
, Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
.

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