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Oliver Lyttelton

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Oliver Lyttelton, first Viscount Chandos (1893–1972), businessman and politician

1945 He remained Minister of Production during Churchill's caretaker government of May to July 1945, combining this with his old job as president of the Board of Trade.

After the Conservatives' defeat in the 1945 general election, he became chairman of Associated Electrical Industries. He retained his parliamentary seat and acted as a prominent member of Churchill's front-bench team. As chairman of the Conservative back-bench trade and industry committee, he led opposition in the Commons to the government's proposals to nationalize the steel industry.

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  • Biography of Oliver Lyttelton, ODNB
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