David Ivor Young
 David Ivor Young     (politician, businessman) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1932-02-27 Finchley, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University College London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Bruges Group | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||
UK politician who attended two Bilderbergs in the 1980s
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David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham
Career
"In the 1960s, David Young built up a group of companies in industrial property, construction and plant hire. He left the group in 1970 to form a property banking company with the American bank Manufacturers Hanover Trust. He began to spend increasing amount of time advising Sir Keith Joseph and the reinvigorated Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher and became a director of the Centre of Policy Studies. After the 1979 election Young became Special Adviser to the Department of Industry. In 1982, he was made chairman of the Manpower Services Commission. He became a life peer in 1984 and joined the Cabinet a year later as Minister without Portfolio."Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
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Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1985 | 10 May 1985 | 12 May 1985 | New York US Arrowwood of Westchester Rye Brook | The 33rd Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
