Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos

The Right Honourable The Viscount Chandos KG DSO MC PC
President of the Board of Trade
In office 3 October 1940 – 29 June 1941
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Andrew Rae Duncan
Succeeded by	Andrew Rae Duncan
In office 25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Hugh Dalton
Succeeded by	Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 28 October 1951 – 28 July 1954
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	James Griffiths
Succeeded by	Alan Lennox-Boyd
Personal details
Born	15 March 1893 (1893-03-15) Mayfair, London, UK
Died	21 January 1972(1972-01-21) (aged 78) Marylebone, London, UK
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lady Moira Osborne (1892–1976)
Children	4
Parent(s)	Alfred Lyttelton Edith Balfour
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, KG, DSO, MC, PC (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the Lyttelton family who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.