Derek Spencer | |
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Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
In office 15 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Nicholas Lyell |
Succeeded by | Lord Falconer of Thoroton |
Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion | |
In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Julian Amery |
Succeeded by | David Lepper |
Member of Parliament for Leicester South | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 18 May 1987 | |
Preceded by | Jim Marshall |
Succeeded by | Jim Marshall |
Personal details | |
Born | Clitheroe, England | 31 March 1936
Died | 19 May 2023 | (aged 87)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses |
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Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Sir Derek Harold Spencer KC (31 March 1936 – 19 May 2023) was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Leicester South from 1983 to 1987 and for Brighton Pavilion from 1992 to 1997. During his latter term in Parliament, he was also Solicitor General for England and Wales.