Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head

"Antony Head" redirects here. For the actor, see Anthony Head.

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Head
GCMG CBE MC PC
Secretary of State for War
In office
31 October 1951 – 18 October 1956
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Preceded byJohn Strachey
Succeeded byJohn Hare
Minister of Defence
In office
18 October 1956 – 9 January 1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Anthony Eden
Preceded byWalter Monckton
Succeeded byDuncan Sandys
Personal details
BornAntony Henry Head
19 December 1906 (1906-12-19)
London, England
Died29 March 1983(1983-03-29) (aged 76)
Bishopstone, Salisbury, England
PartyConservative
SpouseLady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
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Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head, (19 December 1906 – 29 March 1983) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and diplomat.

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