Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet

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The Right Honourable The Lord Kennet
Kennet in 1967, by Walter Bird
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 1960 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer
Preceded by	The 1st Baron Kennet
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	2 August 1923
Died	7 May 2009(2009-05-07) (aged 85)
Political party	Labour (1956–81; 1990–99) SDP (1981–88) "Continuing" SDP (1988–90) Liberal Democrats (2000s)
Spouse	Elizabeth Adams
Children	6, including Emily and Louisa Young
Parent(s)	Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet Kathleen Scott
Relatives	Sir Peter Scott (half-brother)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (2 August 1923 – 7 May 2009) was a British writer and politician, notably concerned with planning and conservation. As a Labour minister, he was responsible for setting up the Department of the Environment and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. Later he joined the SDP. He lost his seat in the Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999.