Humphrey Atkins

The Lord Colnbrook
Atkins in 1963
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
(Government spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
In office
11 September 1981 – 7 April 1982
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byIan Gilmour
Succeeded byBaroness Young
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
4 May 1979 – 11 September 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byRoy Mason
Succeeded byJim Prior
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
4 March 1974 – 4 May 1979
LeaderEdward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
Preceded byBob Mellish
Succeeded byMichael Cocks
Government Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byFrancis Pym
Succeeded byBob Mellish
Government Deputy Chief Whip
Treasurer of the Household
In office
18 June 1970 – 2 December 1973
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byCharles Morris
Succeeded byBernard Weatherill
Member of Parliament
for Spelthorne
In office
18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byBeresford Craddock
Succeeded byDavid Wilshire
Member of Parliament
for Merton and Morden
In office
26 May 1955 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byRobert Ryder
Succeeded byJanet Fookes
Personal details
Born(1922-08-12)12 August 1922
Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England[1]
Died4 October 1996(1996-10-04) (aged 74)
Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseMargaret Spencer-Nairn
Children4
RelativesAnna Keay (granddaughter)[2] John Keay (son-in-law)

Humphrey Edward Gregory Atkins, Baron Colnbrook, KCMG, PC (12 August 1922 – 4 October 1996) was a British politician and a member of the Conservative Party. He served for 32 years as a Member of Parliament (MP), and served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1982.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ulster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Telegraph website, Anna Keay on India, motherhood and the Duke of Monmouth, article by Hermione Lister Kaye dated June 13, 2014
  3. ^ Cosgrave, Patrick (7 October 1996). "Obituaries : Lord Colnbrook". The Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2021.