George Walden

George Gordon Harvey Walden (born 15 September 1939) is a British journalist and a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) who served as the Minister for Higher Education from 1985-87.

Walden worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1962–83, where he specialised in the Soviet Union, China and France. He was elected as the MP for Buckingham at the 1983 general election. He served as Minister for Higher Education between 1985 and 1987. He retired from parliament at the 1997 general election. His memoirs, entitled Lucky George, were published in 1999. His other books include Time to Emigrate, New Elites: A Career in the Masses, Who is a Dandy and God won't save America.

Walden was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, London, and at Jesus College, Cambridge. He and also spent periods in Moscow, Hong Kong and Harvard universities, as well as the École nationale d'administration in Paris.

Celia Walden is his daughter.

External links

• 'The evil that Stalin did'. An article by George Walden discussing a letter from Nikolai Bukharin to Stalin. Published online by Yale University Press.
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Walden

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Benyon	Member of Parliament for Buckingham 1983–1997	Succeeded by John Bercow