Patrick Mayhew

The Lord Mayhew of Twysden
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
10 April 1992 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byPeter Brooke
Succeeded byMo Mowlam
Attorney General for England and Wales
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
In office
13 June 1987 – 10 April 1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byMichael Havers
Succeeded bySir Nicholas Lyell
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byIan Percival
Succeeded bySir Nicholas Lyell
Minister of State for the Home Office
In office
5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byLeon Brittan
Succeeded byDouglas Hurd
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
In office
4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJohn Grant
Succeeded byDavid Waddington
Member of Parliament
for Tunbridge Wells
In office
28 February 1974 – 2 May 1997
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byArchie Norman
Personal details
Born
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew

(1929-09-11)11 September 1929
Cookham, England
Died25 June 2016(2016-06-25) (aged 86)
Kilndown, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Jean Gurney
(m. 1953)
Children4
Alma materBalliol 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.