Duncan Sandys

Duncan Sandys       ( Diplomat)
Born	1908-01-24  London,  England
Died	1987-11-26 (Age 79)  London,  England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	•  Eton College •  Magdalen College Oxford
Children	•  Julian •  Edwina •  Celia •  Laura
Spouse	Diana Churchill
Member of	The Focus Group
Perpetrator of	1948 Hague Congress
Party	Conservative
Relatives	•  George John Sandys •  Winston Churchill
UK diplomat, son-in-law of Winston Churchill. Worked with Józef Retinger to create the 1948 Hague Congress.  Secretary of State for the Colonies  In office 13 July 1962 - 16 October 1964 Preceded by Reginald Maudling  Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations  In office 27 July 1960 - 16 October 1964 Preceded by Alec Douglas-Home  UK/Minister of Aviation In office 14 October 1959 - 27 July 1960 Succeeded by Peter Thorneycroft  UK/Minister of Defence In office 14 January 1957 - 14 October 1959  UK/Minister of Housing and Local Government In office 19 October 1954 - 4 January 1957 Preceded by Harold Macmillan  UK/Minister of Supply In office 31 October 1951 - 19 October 1954  UK/Minister of Supply In office 16 October 1964 - 13 April 1966  Shadow Secretary of State for the Colonies In office 16 October 1964 - 13 April 1966  European Movement International/President In office 11 May 1948 - 1950 Succeeded by Paul-Henri Spaak  Member of Parliament for Streatham In office 23 February 1950 - 23 February 1974 Preceded by Ernest Bevin, Alfred Robens  Member of Parliament for Norwood In office 14 March 1935 - 5 July 1945 Succeeded by Herbert Bowden, George Brown, Hugh Gaitskell, Herbert Morrison, Alfred Robens, Michael Stewart

Duncan Sandys was the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.

Sandys was pictured in a famous polaroid picture, as one of 'two headless men'.

Activities

Sandys worked together with Józef Retinger to create the 1948 Hague Congress.

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