George Chetwynd

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Sir George Chetwynd
CBE
Born(1916-05-14)May 14, 1916
DiedSeptember 2, 1982(1982-09-02) (aged 66)
EducationQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Atherstone,
King's College London (B.A. Hons., Postgraduate scholarship)
OccupationsLecturer, Politician, Public servant
Known forDirector of the North East Development Council (1962–1967)
Term1945–1962 (as MP)
Political partyLabour
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Knight Bachelor

Sir George Roland Chetwynd, CBE (14 May 1916 – 2 September 1982) was a British lecturer, politician and public servant. He defeated Harold Macmillan to get elected as a member of parliament, but later left Parliament to become Director of the North East Development Council for five years in the 1960s.

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