David Maclean, Baron Blencathra

The Lord Blencathra
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
18 September 2001 – 7 December 2005
LeaderIain Duncan Smith
Michael Howard
Preceded byJames Arbuthnot
Succeeded byPatrick McLoughlin
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
27 May 1993 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byMichael Jack
Succeeded byAlun Michael
Minister of State for Environment and Countryside
In office
14 April 1992 – 27 May 1993
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byDavid Trippier
Succeeded byTim Yeo
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
27 July 1988 – 24 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byPeter Lloyd
Succeeded byJohn Taylor
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
10 March 2011
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Penrith and The Border
In office
29 July 1983 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byWilliam Whitelaw
Succeeded byRory Stewart
Personal details
Born (1953-05-16) 16 May 1953 (age 71)
Cromarty, Scotland
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
WebsiteOfficial website

David John Maclean, Baron Blencathra, PC (born 16 May 1953) is a Conservative Party life peer. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penrith and The Border from 1983 to 2010.