David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne

The Lord Trefgarne
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for Trade
In office
25 July 1989 – 23 July 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byAlan Clark
Succeeded byTim Sainsbury
Ministerial offices
1979–1989
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
In office
21 May 1986 – 24 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byNorman Lamont
Succeeded byAlan Clark
Minister of State for Defence Support
In office
2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Armed Forces
In office
14 June 1983 – 1 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJerry Wiggin
Succeeded byRoger Freeman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
In office
6 April 1982 – 14 June 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Elton
Succeeded byJohn Patten
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
14 September 1981 – 6 April 1982
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byRichard Luce
Succeeded byMalcolm Rifkind
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
In office
5 January 1981 – 15 September 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byNorman Tebbit
Succeeded byIain Sproat
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
9 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Wallace of Coslany
Succeeded byThe Lord Skelmersdale
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
29 June 1962 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 1st Baron Trefgarne
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999 – present
Preceded bySeat established[a]
Personal details
Born (1941-03-31) 31 March 1941 (age 83)
Political partyConservative
EducationHaileybury
Alma materPrinceton University

David Garro Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne, PC (born 31 March 1941), is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the longest-serving member of the House of Lords.


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