1. Sir Kenneth Gilmour Younger KBE was a British Labour politician and barrister who served in junior government posts during the Attlee government and was an opposition spokesman under Hugh Gaitskell but retired from Parliament early, disillusioned by party politics.
Kenneth Younger was a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Practice and Procedure.
Kenneth Younger's abilities had caught the eye of Clement Attlee, and in a government reshuffle on 7 October 1947 he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Office.
Kenneth Younger picked up on British attempts at diplomacy to try to bring the Communists who had taken control of China into the international community, attempts that did not meet with success, although the United Kingdom did recognise the Communists as having de jure control.
Kenneth Younger led on developing British policy in relation to the European Coal and Steel Community when it was first proposed; the government had wanted to participate but was unable to accept proposals drafted by the French government and therefore did not join.
At the time of the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, Bevin was ill and Kenneth Younger played a central role in determining Britain's diplomatic reaction.
Kenneth Younger tried to assure the Chinese government that United Nations forces would not pursue the North Korean army further and attempt to invade China.
Kenneth Younger was rated a success by Attlee but was not of sufficient stature to take over when Bevin finally moved from the Foreign Office due to ill health in March 1951.
Kenneth Younger was one of the more prominent Labour speakers in the 1951 general election campaign, and following the election was made a member of the Privy Council in Attlee's resignation honours list.
However, Kenneth Younger soon lost interest in high-profile party politics and in 1957 he was defeated for the Shadow Cabinet.
Kenneth Younger was more interested in individual campaigns, becoming a member of the Homosexual Law Reform Society.
Kenneth Younger stood down from Parliament in 1959.
Kenneth Younger became a Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and from 1960 to 1973 he was chairman of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
Kenneth Younger was Chairman of the Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Area Health Authority from 1974 to 1976.