The Lord Thomas of Gwydir | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Secretary of State for Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 June 1970 – 5 March 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | George Thomas (no relation) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anthony Barber | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Lord Carrington | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Peter John Mitchell Thomas 31 July 1920 Llanrwst, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 2008 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Tessa Dean
(m. 1947; died 1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||
Peter John Mitchell Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir, PC, QC (31 July 1920 – 4 February 2008) was a British Conservative politician. He was the first Welshman to become Chairman of the Conservative Party, serving from 1970 to 1972, and the first Conservative to serve as Secretary of State for Wales, holding that office from 1970 to 1974.