The Lord Mayhew of Twysden | |
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 10 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Peter Brooke |
Succeeded by | Mo Mowlam |
Attorney General for England and Wales Attorney General for Northern Ireland | |
In office 13 June 1987 – 10 April 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
Preceded by | Michael Havers |
Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Lyell |
Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
In office 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Ian Percival |
Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Lyell |
Minister of State for the Home Office | |
In office 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
Succeeded by | Douglas Hurd |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Grant |
Succeeded by | David Waddington |
Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells | |
In office 28 February 1974 – 2 May 1997 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Archie Norman |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew 11 September 1929 Cookham, England |
Died | 25 June 2016 Kilndown, England | (aged 86)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Jean Gurney (m. 1953) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Middle Temple |
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, PC, QC, DL (11 September 1929 – 25 June 2016) was a British barrister and politician.