Adam Butler (politician)

Sir Adam Butler
Minister for Defence Procurement
In office
11 September 1984 – 2 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byGeoffrey Pattie
Succeeded byNorman Lamont
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office
5 January 1981 – 11 September 1984
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byHugh Rossi
Succeeded byLord Gowrie
Minister of State for Industry
In office
6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byAlan Williams
Succeeded byNorman Tebbit
Member of Parliament
for Bosworth
In office
18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byWoodrow Wyatt
Succeeded byDavid Tredinnick
Personal details
Born11 October 1931
Halstead, Essex, England, UK
Died9 January 2008(2008-01-09) (aged 76)
Lighthorne, Warwickshire, England, UK
CitizenshipBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseFelicity Molesworth-St Aubyn
Parent
RelativesMontagu Butler (grandfather)
Samuel Courtauld (grandfather)
EducationMaidwell Hall
Eton College
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
OccupationSoldier, businessman

Sir Adam Courtauld Butler PC, DL (11 October 1931 – 9 January 2008) was a British Conservative Party politician, serving as an MP for 17 years and holding several junior ministerial offices.