The Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minister of Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 17 September 1957 – 14 October 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Viscount Hailsham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir David Eccles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Geoffrey William Lloyd (1902-01-17)17 January 1902 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1984(1984-09-12) (aged 82) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey William Geoffrey-Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd,PC (bornGeoffrey William Lloyd; 17 January 1902 – 12 September 1984), was a BritishConservative politician. He was aMember of Parliament across three different constituencies from 1931 to 1945, and from 1950 to 1974, and served in several ministerial roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
The eldest son of G. W. A. Lloyd ofNewbury, Geoffrey William Lloyd was born inPaddington on 17 January 1902.[1] He was educated atHarrow School andTrinity College, Cambridge (MA), during which time he was president of theCambridge Union Society in 1925.[1]
Lloyd contestedSouth East Southwark in 1924 without success andBirmingham Ladywood in 1929, when he was defeated by just 11 votes.[1] He was private secretary to SirSamuel Hoare (secretary of state for air), 1926–1929, then toStanley Baldwin (prime minister, 1929, subsequently asLeader of the Opposition), 1929–1931.[1]
He was elected asmember of parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood in 1931 with a 14,000 majority, holding the seat until his defeat in 1945.[1] He wasparliamentary private secretary to Stanley Baldwin (Lord President of the Council), 1931–1935 and as prime minister in 1935. He held office asunder-secretary of state for the Home Department, 1935–1939; assecretary for mines, 1939–1940; assecretary for petroleum, 1940–1942; as chairman of the Oil Control Board, 1939–1945; as minister in charge ofPetroleum Warfare Department 1940–1945, as parliamentary secretary to theMinistry of Fuel and Power, 1942–1945; and asminister of information in 1945. He was appointed aprivy counsellor in 1943.[1]
He was a governor ofBritish Broadcasting Corporation from 1946 to 1949.[1] He returned to Parliament as member forBirmingham King's Norton from 1950 to 1955, when the seat was abolished by boundary changes.[1] He was then the MP forSutton Coldfield from 1955 until February 1974.[1] During this time he was minister of fuel and power, 1951–1955 andminister of education from 1957 to 1959.[1]
He changed his surname from Lloyd to Geoffrey-Lloyd bydeed poll on 18 April 1974.[2]
He was created alife peer 6 May 1974 asBaron Geoffrey-Lloyd, of Broomfield in theCounty of Kent.[3] Broomfield was chosen because ofLeeds Castle; he was a longtime friend of its owner,Olive, Lady Baillie, and after she died later that year, he was named chairman of the castle's trust.[1]
Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd died at his home inWestminster on 12 September 1984, at the age of 82.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBirmingham Ladywood 1931–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBirmingham King's Norton 1950–1955 | Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSutton Coldfield 1955 –February 1974 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1935–1939 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary for Mines 1939–1940 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary for Mines | Secretary for Petroleum 1940–1942 | Combined into Minister for Fuel and Power |
| Preceded by Himself asSecretary for Petroleum | Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power 1942–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Information May–July 1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Fuel and Power 1951–1955 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Education 1957–1959 | Succeeded by |
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