John Biffen

The Lord Biffen
Portrait by Walter Bird, 1965
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
11 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Baroness Young
Succeeded byJohn Wakeham
Leader of the House of Commons
In office
7 April 1982 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byFrancis Pym
Succeeded byJohn Wakeham
Lord President of the Council
In office
7 April 1982 – 11 June 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byFrancis Pym
Succeeded byWilliam Whitelaw
Secretary of State for Trade
In office
5 January 1981 – 6 April 1982
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJohn Nott
Succeeded byThe Lord Cockfield
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJoel Barnett
Succeeded byLeon Brittan
Shadow Secretary of State for Industry
In office
19 November 1976 – 4 May 1979
LeaderMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byMichael Heseltine
Succeeded byEric Varley
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy
In office
15 January 1976 – 19 November 1976
LeaderMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byPatrick Jenkin
Succeeded byTom 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 byDavid Ormsby-Gore
Succeeded byOwen Paterson
Personal details
Born
William John Biffen

(1930-11-03)3 November 1930
Bridgwater, England
Died14 August 2007(2007-08-14) (aged 76)
Shrewsbury, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Sarah Wood
(m. 1979)
Alma materJesus 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.