George Young
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6665
george.young.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
2 Church Close, Andover, SP10 1DP
Tel: 01264 401401
sirgeorge@sirgeorgeyoung.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Ealing Acton February 1974-97, for North West Hampshire 1997-2010, for North West Hampshire (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1976-79;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State:
Department of Health and Social Services 1979-81,
Department of Environment 1981-86;
Government Whip 1990;
Department of Environment:
Minister for Housing and Planning 1990-93,
Minister for Housing, Inner Cities and Construction 1993-94;
Financial Secretary, HM Treasury 1994-95;
Secretary of State for Transport 1995-97;
Member Shadow Cabinet 1997-2000:
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence 1997-98;
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 1998-99;
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1998-99;
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Constitutional Affairs 1999-2000;
Contested Speaker election 2000;
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 2009-10;
Member:
House of Commons Commission 2009-12,
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2009-12;
Contested Speaker election 2009;
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal 2010-12;
Member Public Accounts Commission 2010-12;
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 2012-;
Chief Whip 2012-;
Member Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee 2012-
Party groups
Patron, Tory Reform Group
Select committees
Member: Public Accounts 1994-95,
Modernisation of the House of Commons 1998-2000,
Selection 2001-09;
Chair: Standards and Privileges 2001-09;
Member: Liaison 2001-09,
Liaison (Liaison Sub-Committee) 2002-09,
Reform of the House of Commons 2009
Councils, public bodies
Councillor:
London Borough of Lambeth 1968-71,
GLC 1970-73
Political interests
Housing, disability, health education, constitutional reform
General Election 2010 - North West Hampshire
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Young, George |
Con |
31072 |
58.21% |
| McCann, Thomas |
Lib Dem |
12489 |
23.4% |
| Evans, Sarah |
Lab |
6980 |
13.08% |
| Oram, Stanley |
UKIP |
2751 |
5.16% |
| Result |
Con Hold (4.64% from Lib Dem to Con) |