Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos
The Viscount Chandos | |
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Chandos in 1954 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 3 October 1940 – 29 June 1941 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Andrew Rae Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Rae Duncan |
| In office 25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Hugh Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 28 October 1951 – 28 July 1954 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | James Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Alan Lennox-Boyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1893 Mayfair, London, UK |
| Died | 21 January 1972 (aged 78) Marylebone, London, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Lady Moira Osborne (1892–1976) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Lyttelton Edith Balfour |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the Lyttelton family who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.