Michael Havers, Baron Havers

The Lord Havers
Lord Chancellor
In office
13 June 1987 – 26 October 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone
Succeeded byThe Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Attorney General for England and Wales
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
In office
6 May 1979 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded bySamuel Silkin
Succeeded byPatrick Mayhew
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
In office
18 February 1975 – 4 May 1979
LeaderMargaret Thatcher
Succeeded bySamuel Silkin
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byGeoffrey Howe
Succeeded byPeter Archer
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
22 June 1987 – 1 April 1992
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Wimbledon
In office
18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byCyril Black
Succeeded byCharles Goodson-Wickes
Personal details
Born
Robert Michael Oldfield Havers

(1923-03-10)10 March 1923
North Sheen, Surrey, England
Died1 April 1992(1992-04-01) (aged 69)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Carol Elizabeth Lay
(m. 1949)
ChildrenPhilip Havers
Nigel Havers
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Shield of arms, displayed in the House of Lords[1] (Also see the arms borne by his sister, Baroness Butler-Sloss.)

Robert Michael Oldfield Havers, Baron Havers, PC (10 March 1923 – 1 April 1992), was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He was knighted in 1972[2] and appointed a life peer in 1987.

  1. ^ "Lord Chancellors, printed paper office corridor (7)". Baz Manning. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 45839". The London Gazette. 30 November 1972. p. 14189.