Background
ONSLOW, Cranley Gordon Douglas was born on June 8, 1926 in Bexhill. Son of the late F.R.D. Onslow and M. Onslow.
ONSLOW, Cranley Gordon Douglas was born on June 8, 1926 in Bexhill. Son of the late F.R.D. Onslow and M. Onslow.
Harrow School, Oriel College University of Oxford, Geneva University.
Served R.A.C., Lieutenant 7th Queen's Own Hussars 1944-1948, Captain 3rd/4th Company of London Yeomanry 1948-1952. Joined Foreign Service 1951, Third Secretary Embassy, Rangoon 1953-1955, Consul, Maymyo, N. Burma 56, resigned 1960. Served Dartford Rural District Council 1960-1962, Kent County Council 1961-1964.
Member of Parliament for Woking since 1964. Pari. Under-Secretary of State for Aerospace and Shipping, Department, of Trade and Industry 1972-1974, Opposition Spokesman on Health and Social Security 1974-1975, on Defence 76. Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1982-1983.
Executive 1922 Committee 1968-1972, 1981-1982, since 1983, Chairman since 1984. United Kingdom delegation to Council of Europe and WEU 1977-1981. Chairman Conservative Aviation Committee 1970-1972, 1979-1982, Select Committee on Defence 1981-1982.
Director Argyll Group PLC since 1983, Rediffusion (now Redifon Ltd.) since 1985 (Chairman since 1988), Rediffusion Radio Systems since 1985.
Council National Rifle Association, Salmon and Trout Association, Anglers’ Co-operative Association.
Married Lady June Hay in 1955.