Edwin Duncan Sandys

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Edwin Duncan Sandys was a prominent British Conservative politician and government minister, known for his roles in defense and colonial policy during the mid-20th century and as the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.

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instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
human
awardReceived Companion of Honour
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Military Cross
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
educatedAt Eton College
Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Sandys
fatherInLaw Winston Churchill
fieldOfWork Commonwealth relations
colonial policy
defence policy
givenName Edwin
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
middleName Duncan
militaryBranch British Army
motherInLaw Clementine Churchill
nobleTitle Baron Duncan-Sandys
notableFor being son-in-law of Winston Churchill
role in British colonial and Commonwealth policy
role in British defence policy in the 1950s
notableWork 1957 Defence White Paper
occupation government minister
politician
positionHeld Chairman of the Conservative Party (UK)
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom
Minister of Housing and Local Government of the United Kingdom
Minister of Supply of the United Kingdom
Minister of Works of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Shadow Minister of Defence
relative Mary Soames
Randolph Churchill
Randolph Churchill (grandson)
Sarah Churchill
residence London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male
spouse Diana Churchill

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Duncan Sandys fullName Edwin Duncan Sandys