The Lord Waddington | |
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 Portrait by Nick Sinclair, 1991 | |
| Governor of Bermuda | |
| In office 11 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | |
| Preceded by | Desmond Langley |
| Succeeded by | Thorold Masefield |
| In office 28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Belstead |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wakeham |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 26 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Douglas Hurd |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Wakeham |
| Succeeded by | Tim Renton |
| Minister of State for Immigration | |
| In office 6 January 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Timothy Raison |
| Succeeded by | Tim Renton |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Patrick Mayhew |
| Succeeded by | John Gummer |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 16 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Alfred Bates |
| Succeeded by | John Wakeham |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 4 December 1990 – 26 March 2015 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley Clitheroe (1979–1983) | |
| In office 1 March 1979 – 29 November 1990 | |
| Preceded by | David Walder |
| Succeeded by | Michael Carr |
| Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne | |
| In office 27 June 1968 – 20 September 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Sydney Silverman |
| Succeeded by | Doug Hoyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Charles Waddington 2 August 1929 Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 February 2017 (aged 87) South Cheriton, Somerset, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Gillian Green (m. 1958) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | |
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, GCVO, PC, QC, DL (2 August 1929 – 23 February 2017) was a British politician and barrister.
A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1974 and 1979 to 1990, and was then made a life peer in the House of Lords. During his parliamentary career, Waddington worked in government as Chief Whip, then as Home Secretary and finally as Leader of the House of Lords. He then served as the Governor of Bermuda between 1992 and 1997.