David Young, Baron Young of Graffham

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The Right Honourable The Lord Young of Graffham CH PC DL
Young c. 2000
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry President of the Board of Trade
In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Paul Channon
Succeeded by	Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for Employment
In office 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tom King
Succeeded by	Norman Fowler
Minister without Portfolio
In office 11 September 1984 – 2 September 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Aberdare
Succeeded by	Jeremy Hanley
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 16 October 1984 – 27 April 2022[nb] Life peerage
Personal details
Born	(1932-02-27)27 February 1932 Finchley, London, England
Died	9 December 2022(2022-12-09) (aged 90)
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University College London
n.b. ^ He retired under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.[1]

David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, CH, PC, DL (27 February 1932 – 9 December 2022) was a British Conservative politician, cabinet minister and businessman.^[2]