George Young, Baron Young of Cookham

thumb|George Young, Baron Young of Cookham George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented North West Hampshire from 1997 and Ealing Acton from 1974 to 1997. He has served in Cabinet on three occasions: as Secretary of State for Transport from 1995 to 1997; as the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal from 2010 to 2012; and as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from 2012 to 2014. Quotes The people you step over when you come out of the opera. On the homeless. Today, BBC Radio 4 (29 June 1991), as cited in Culture and Sustainability in European Cities: Imagining Europolis A place in the city François Matarasso Svetlana Khristova Milena Dragićević Šešić Nancy Duxbury Routledge Abingdon 2015 136 978-1-138-77841-2 External links Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from England Category:Conservative Party (UK) politicians Category:People from Oxford Category:British peers Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:Leaders of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)