Oliver Littleton ( born Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos ) ( March 15, 1893 , London - January 21, 1972 , London ) - British statesman and politician, 1st Viscount Chandos (1954).
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| Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos | |||||||
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| Head of the government | Winston Churchill | ||||||
| Predecessor | Andrew Ray Duncan | ||||||
| Successor | Cripps, Stafford | ||||||
| Birth | March 15, 1893 London , UK | ||||||
| Death | January 21, 1972 (78 years old) London , UK | ||||||
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| The consignment | Conservative party | ||||||
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Biography
Educated at Eton and Trinity colleges.
In August 1914 he entered the army. In February 1915, he participated as an officer in the First World War on the Western Front as part of the Grenadier Guards Regiment in northern France , where he met with Winston Churchill, who became his personal friend. Towards the end of the war, Littleton was promoted to majors .
After the war, he was engaged in business and soon took the post of executive director of British Metal Corporation.
In 1940, he was elected by the list of the Conservative Party a member of the House of Commons from Aldershot .
In October 1940, Prime Minister Churchill appointed Littleton as President of the Trade Council (Secretary of Commerce).
Since June 1941, a member of the “military cabinet”.
From February 19 to March 19, 1941 he held the post of resident minister in the Middle East.
From July 1941 to February 1942 he was in Egypt as the state minister-resident in Cairo , in fact - the personal representative of Churchill.
From March 1942 to July 1945, the Minister of State for Military Production, simultaneously in May-July 1945, President of the Trade Council.
In July 1945, after winning the election, the Labor Party left his job in the government.
From 1945 to 1951, Chairman of the Association of the Electrical Industry.
From 1951 to 1954, Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs.
From 1962 to 1971 he was chairman of the council of the National Theater .
The author of memoirs (1962).
He died on January 21, 1972.
Rewards
Great Britain
- Order of the Garter
- Order of Distinguished Service
- Military cross
Foreign
- Order of Suvorov 1st degree ( USSR )
Notes
Literature
Zalessky K. A. Who was who in the Second World War. Allies of the USSR. M., 2004