The Lord Biffen | |
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![]() Portrait by Walter Bird, 1965 | |
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
In office 11 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | The Baroness Young |
Succeeded by | John Wakeham |
Leader of the House of Commons | |
In office 7 April 1982 – 13 June 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Francis Pym |
Succeeded by | John Wakeham |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 7 April 1982 – 11 June 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Francis Pym |
Succeeded by | William Whitelaw |
Secretary of State for Trade | |
In office 5 January 1981 – 6 April 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Nott |
Succeeded by | The Lord Cockfield |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Joel Barnett |
Succeeded by | Leon Brittan |
Shadow Secretary of State for Industry | |
In office 19 November 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
Succeeded by | Eric Varley |
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
In office 15 January 1976 – 19 November 1976 | |
Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Patrick Jenkin |
Succeeded by | Tom King |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 3 June 1997 – 14 August 2007 as a life peer | |
Member of Parliament for North Shropshire Oswestry (1961–1983) | |
In office 9 November 1961 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | David Ormsby-Gore |
Succeeded by | Owen Paterson |
Personal details | |
Born | William John Biffen 3 November 1930 Bridgwater, England |
Died | 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury, England | (aged 76)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Sarah Wood (m. 1979) |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
William John Biffen, Baron Biffen, PC, DL (3 November 1930 – 14 August 2007), was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of parliament from 1961 to 1997, and served in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet; he then served in the House of Lords.