George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Younger of Leckie KT KCVO TD PC |
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| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 7 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | Tom King |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 7 January 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Bruce Millan |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 18 February 1975 – 15 January 1976 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Peter Walker |
| Succeeded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Minister of State for Defence | |
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In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Succeeded by | William Rodgers |
| Under Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 24 June 1970 – 8 January 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Bruce Millan |
| Succeeded by | Teddy Taylor |
| Member of Parliament for Ayr |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Moore |
| Succeeded by | Phil Gallie |
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22 September 1931 Stirling, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 26 January 2003 (aged 71) Gargunnock, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Tuck (1932–2015) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Unit | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Baron Younger of Prestwick, KT, KCVO, TD, PC (22 September 1931 – 26 January 2003) was a British politician and banker.
Younger's forebearer, George Younger (baptised 1722), was the founder of George Younger and Son of Alloa, the family's brewing business (not to be confused with Younger's of Edinburgh). Younger's great-grandfather, George Younger, was created Viscount Younger of Leckie in 1923. Younger was the eldest of the three sons of Edward Younger, 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie.
He was born in Stirling in 1931 and educated at Cargilfield Preparatory School, Winchester College, and New College, Oxford, where he obtained a Master's degree. Joining the British Army, he served in the Korean War with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. On 7 August 1954, he married Diana Tuck, daughter of a Royal Navy captain; they had 4 children.
He first stood for Parliament, unsuccessfully, in North Lanarkshire in the 1959 General Election. Subsequently, he was initially selected to stand for the Kinross and West Perthshire seat in a by-election in late 1963, but agreed to stand aside to allow the new Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home the chance to enter the House of Commons.
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