The Lord Gilmour of Craigmillar | |
|---|---|
 Gilmour being interviewed in 1985 | |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (Government spokesman for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 11 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Peart |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey Atkins |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 15 January 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | George Younger |
| Succeeded by | Fred Mulley |
| In office 11 March 1974 – 29 October 1974 | |
| Leader | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Fred Peart |
| Succeeded by | Peter Walker |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
| In office 18 February 1975 – 15 January 1976 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Willie Whitelaw |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 29 October 1974 – 18 February 1975 | |
| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Francis Pym |
| Succeeded by | Airey Neave |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Peter Carrington |
| Succeeded by | Roy Mason |
| Minister for Defence Procurement | |
| In office 7 April 1971 – 8 January 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Robert Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | George Younger |
| Member of Parliament for Central Norfolk | |
| In office 23 November 1962 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Collard |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Gillan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour 8 July 1926 London, England |
| Died | 21 September 2007 (aged 81) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative and National Liberal (before 1964) Conservative (before 1999) Pro-Euro Conservative (1999–2001) Liberal Democrats (after 2001)[citation needed] |
| Spouse |
Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott
(m. 1951; died 2004) |
| Children | 5, including David and Oliver |
| Relatives | Tim Bouverie (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford City Law School |
Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, Bt, PC (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from 1977, having succeeded to his father's baronetcy, until he became a life peer in 1992. He was Secretary of State for Defence in 1974, in the government of Edward Heath. In the government of Margaret Thatcher, he was Lord Privy Seal from 1979 to 1981.