George Chetwynd

George Chetwynd

Sir George Roland Chetwynd, CBE (14 May 1916 – 2 September 1982) was a British lecturer, politician and public servant. He defeated Harold Macmillan in order to get elected as a Member of Parliament, but later left Parliament to become Director of the North East Development Council for five years in the 1960s.

Read more about George Chetwynd:  Education, Wartime Service, Parliament, Alliance With Hugh Dalton, Opposition Politics, North East Development, Other Public Roles, Business Appointments

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