Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd

The Right Honourable
The Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd
PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd PC
	Lloyd in 1938
Minister of Education
	In office; 17 September 1957 – 14 October 1959
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	The Viscount Hailsham
Succeeded by	Sir David Eccles
Preceded by	In office; 26 May 1955 – 7 February 1974
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament; for Sutton Coldfield
	In office; 26 May 1955 – 7 February 1974
Preceded by	John Mellor
Succeeded by	Norman Fowler
Member of Parliament; for Birmingham King's Norton
	In office; 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded by	Raymond Blackburn
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament; for Birmingham Ladywood
	In office; 27 October 1931 – 15 June 1945
Preceded by	Wilfrid Whiteley
Succeeded by	Victor Yates
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal;
	In office; 6 May 1974 – 12 September 1984; Life peerage
Personal details
Born	Geoffrey William Lloyd; 17 January 1902; London, England
Died	12 September 1984 (aged 82); London, England
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Geoffrey William Geoffrey-Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd, PC (born Geoffrey William Lloyd; 17 January 1902 – 12 September 1984), was a British Conservative politician. He was a Member of Parliament across three different constituencies from 1931 to 1945, and from 1950 to 1974, and served in several ministerial roles in the 1940s and 1950s.

Background and education

The eldest son of G. W. A. Lloyd of Newbury, Geoffrey William Lloyd was born in Paddington on 17 January 1902.^[1] He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge (MA), during which time he was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1925.^[1]

Political career

Lloyd contested South East Southwark in 1924 without success and Birmingham Ladywood in 1929, when he was defeated by just 11 votes.^[1] He was Private Secretary to Sir Samuel Hoare (Secretary of State for Air), 1926–1929, then to Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister, 1929, subsequently as Leader of the Opposition), 1929–1931.^[1]

He was elected as member of parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood in 1931 with a 14,000 majority, holding the seat until his defeat in 1945.^[1] He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Stanley Baldwin (Lord President of the Council), 1931–1935 and as Prime Minister in 1935. He held office as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1935–1939; as Secretary for Mines, 1939–1940; as Secretary for Petroleum, 1940–1942; as Chairman of the Oil Control Board, 1939–1945; as Minister in charge of Petroleum Warfare Department 1940–1945, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, 1942–1945; and as Minister of Information in 1945. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1943.^[1]

He was a Governor of British Broadcasting Corporation from 1946 to 1949.^[1] He returned to Parliament as member for Birmingham King's Norton from 1950 to 1955, when the seat was abolished by boundary changes.^[1] He was then the MP for Sutton Coldfield from 1955 until February 1974.^[1] During this time he was Minister of Fuel and Power, 1951–1955 and Minister of Education from 1957 to 1959.^[1]

He changed his surname from Lloyd to Geoffrey-Lloyd by deed poll on 18 April 1974.^[2]

He was created a life peer 6 May 1974 as Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd, of Broomfield in the County of Kent.^[3] Broomfield was chosen because of Leeds Castle; he was a longtime friend of its owner, Olive, Lady Baillie, and after she died later that year, he was named chairman of the castle's trust.^[1]

Death

Lord Geoffrey-Lloyd died at his home in Westminster on 12 September 1984, at the age of 82.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Curthoys, M. C. (2013). "Lloyd [later Geoffrey-Lloyd], Geoffrey William, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd (1902–1984), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64637. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "No. 46272". The London Gazette. 23 April 1974. p. 5098.
^ "No. 46285". The London Gazette. 9 May 1974. p. 5667.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd
Who was Who
Newspaper clippings about Geoffrey Lloyd, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Wilfrid Whiteley	Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood 1931–1945	Succeeded by Victor Yates
Preceded by Raymond Blackburn	Member of Parliament for Birmingham King's Norton 1950–1955	Constituency abolished
Preceded by Sir John Mellor, Bt	Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield 1955 – February 1974	Succeeded by Norman Fowler
Political offices
Preceded by Harry Crookshank	Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1935–1939	Succeeded by Osbert Peake
Preceded by Harry Crookshank	Secretary for Mines 1939–1940	Succeeded by David Grenfell
Preceded by Himself as Secretary for Mines	Secretary for Petroleum 1940–1942	Combined into Minister for Fuel and Power
Preceded by Himself as Secretary for Petroleum	Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power 1942–1945	Succeeded by Sir Austin Hudson, Bt
Preceded by Brendan Bracken	Minister for Information May–July 1945	Succeeded by Edward Williams
Preceded by Philip Noel-Baker	Minister of Fuel and Power 1951–1955	Succeeded by Derick Heathcoat-Amory
Preceded by The Viscount Hailsham	Minister of Education 1957–1959	Succeeded by Sir David Eccles

[ODNB-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Curthoys, M. C. (2013). "Lloyd [later Geoffrey-Lloyd], Geoffrey William, Baron Geoffrey-Lloyd (1902–1984), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64637. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] "No. 46272". The London Gazette. 23 April 1974. p. 5098.

[3] "No. 46285". The London Gazette. 9 May 1974. p. 5667.

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