Sir Andrew Duncan | |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 5 January 1940 – 3 October 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Oliver Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Lyttelton |
| In office 29 June 1941 – 4 February 1942 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Oliver Lyttelton |
| Succeeded by | John Jestyn Llewellin |
| Minister of Supply | |
| In office 3 October 1940 – 29 June 1941 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Herbert Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Max Aitken |
| In office 4 February 1942 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Max Aitken |
| Succeeded by | John Wilmot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Rae Duncan 3 June 1884 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 30 March 1952 (aged 67) Westminster, London, England |
Sir Andrew Rae Duncan (3 June 1884 – 30 March 1952) was a British businessman who was brought into government duringWorld War II, serving twice as bothPresident of the Board of Trade andMinister of Supply.[1]
Duncan was a Director of theBank of England and ofImperial Chemical Industries. He was chairman of theCentral Electricity Board from 1927 to 1935, and chairman of theBritish Iron and Steel Federation from 1935 until 1945. He was elected as a "National"Member of Parliament (MP) for theCity of London in a 1940by-election and was made a member of the Cabinet and aPrivy Counsellor. He was re-elected at the1945 election, and stepped down at the1950 general election.[1]
During his time in the ministerial office, there was some concern that someone so closely involved with the iron, steel and chemical industries was in charge of their regulation. However, wartime pressures kept Duncan in the post and he was undamaged. He returned to the Iron and Steel Federation after the war, working to resist theLabour government's nationalisation plans withAubrey Jones, his assistant, later aConservative minister.[1]
He wasknighted in 1921 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of the British Empire (GBE) in 1938. He was also awarded the ItalianOrder of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.[2]
In addition to his service in the United Kingdom, Duncan was appointed in 1926 byCanadian Prime MinisterWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King in response to theMaritime Rights Movement to chair the Royal Commission on Maritime Claims, which was thus nicknamed the "Duncan Commission".
In 1916, he married Anne Jordan. They had two sons, one of whom was killed in action in 1940. He died in his sleep on 30 March 1952, aged 67.[1]
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| Preceded by | High Sheriff of the County of London 1939–1940 | Succeeded by |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forThe City of London 1940–1950 With:George Broadbridge 1940–1945 Ralph Assheton 1945–1950 | Constituency abolished |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the Board of Trade 1940 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Supply 1940–1941 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Board of Trade 1941–1942 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Supply 1942–1945 | Succeeded by |
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