Maurice Macmillan
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The Right Honourable Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden |
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| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 23 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Chancellor |
Ian Macleod Anthony Barber |
| Preceded by | John Diamond, Baron Diamond |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Jenkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1921 |
| Died | 10 March 1984 (aged 63) |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Ormsby-Gore |
| Children |
Joshua Macmillan Julian Macmillan Rachel Macmillan David Macmillan |
| Parents |
Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton Lady Dorothy Cavendish |
Maurice Victor Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden PC (27 January 1921 – 10 March 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament. He was the only son of Harold Macmillan, who previously served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Macmillan was the son of Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963, and Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He served with the Sussex Yeomanry in Europe in World War II. Like his father, he was Chairman of Macmillan Publishers, as well as a director of two news agencies.
Macmillan contested Seaham at the 1945 election, Lincoln in 1951 and Wakefield at a 1954 by-election. He served on Kensington Borough Council 1949–53. He was elected MP for Halifax at the 1955 election but lost this seat in 1964. He was then elected for Farnham in 1966. This latter seat became South West Surrey at the 1983 general election. He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1970–72, Secretary of State for Employment 1972–73 and Paymaster General 1973–74 under Edward Heath. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1972.
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