Melchett, Alfred Moritz Mond (1868–1930)

British industrialist and member of Parliament. He entered the firm of Brunner Mond and Co., and in 1926 helped merge this and other similar chemical companies into the mammoth Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in 1926, becoming chair.

He became a Liberal MP in 1906 and held ministerial office under Lloyd George. In 1926 he transferred his allegiance to the Conservative party. He was created a baronet in 1910 and a peer in 1928.