Oliver Stanley

The Right Honourable Oliver Stanley MC MP
Member of the British Parliament for Bristol West
In office 6 July 1945 – 10 December 1950
Preceded by	Cyril Culverwell
Succeeded by	Sir Walter Monckton
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 22 November 1942 – 26 July 1945
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Viscount Cranborne
Succeeded by	George Hall
Secretary of State for War
In office 5 January 1940 – 11 May 1940
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	Leslie Hore-Belisha
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
President of the Board of Trade
In office 28 May 1937 – 5 January 1940
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	Walter Runciman
Succeeded by	Sir Andrew Duncan
Secretary of State for Transport
In office 22 February 1933 – 29 June 1934
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	John Pybus
Succeeded by	Leslie Hore-Belisha
Member of the British Parliament for Westmorland
In office 30 October 1924 – 5 July 1945
Preceded by	Sir John Weston
Succeeded by	William Fletcher-Vane
Personal details
Born	(1896-05-04)4 May 1896 London, England, UK
Died	10 December 1950(1950-12-10) (aged 54) Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England, UK
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Maureen Vane-Tempest-Stewart ​ ​ (m. 1920; died 1942)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby Lady Alice Montagu
Education	Eton College
Profession	Barrister

Oliver Frederick George Stanley MC PC MP (4 May 1896 – 10 December 1950) was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his relatively early death.