George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie

George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Baron Younger of Prestwick, was a British Conservative Party politician and banker. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr from 1964 to 1992. During the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, Younger served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1979 to 1986, and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1986 to 1989.

Occupation

politician, banker

Position held

Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of State for Scotland, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, member of the House of Lords

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Born

September 22, 1931

Died

January 26, 2003