George Douglas Wallace WALLACE OF COSLANY

Background

WALLACE OF COSLANY, George Douglas Wallace was born on April 18, 1906. Parents: the late George Wallace.

Education

Cheltenham Central School.

Career

Member of Parliament (Labour Party), Chislehurst, 1945-1950, Norwich North, 74, unsuccessfully contested Chislehurst, 1951 and 1955, Norwich South 1959. Assistant Government Whip, 1947-1950. Member, United Kingdom deleg. to 1 PU Conference, Stockholm 1949.

Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Pres, of Council, 196466. to Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, 1966-1967, to Minister of State, Housing and Local Government, 1967-1968. Delegate to CPA Conference, Ottawa 1966, and to Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Delhi 1969. Commissioner, Commonwealth War Graves Cmn, 1970-1986.

Member. Panel of Chairman, House of Commons 1970-1974. Member. House of Lords, since 1975. Lord-in-Waiting, 1977-1979.

Opp. Whip, 1979-1984. Opp. Spokesman on Health, Social Security, 1983-1984.

Religion

Church of England

Membership

Clubs: President, Radio Society of Great Britain, 1977. President, League of Friends, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, since 1980.

Interests

• Amateur radio, gardening.

Connections

Spouse Vera Wallace (née Randall).

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Vera Wallace (née Randall)