Stuart Young (23 April 1934 – 29 August 1986) was an English business executive and accountant. The younger brother of Lord Young of Graffham, Stuart Young succeeded George Howard as the chairman of the

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board of governors in 1983, and remained in this role until his early death from

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in 1986. When he first became a BBC governor in 1981 he argued that the BBC should be funded by

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. However, he later changed his mind and argued for the continuation of the

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during the Peacock Committee. This disappointed Prime Minister

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, who disliked the

and had originally appointed Young believing that, as a

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, he would challenge the more left-leaning

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. She believed that Young had “ gone native” and was now supporting the BBC instead of the government. At the time of his death in 1986, aged 52, Young had with his wife Shirley, two daughters – Lesley and Lynda.

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History of BBC Chairmen
1934 births 1986 deaths BBC Governors Chairmen of the BBC Deaths from cancer in England English accountants English Jews 20th-century English businesspeople {{England-business-bio-stub