Patrick Mayhew
The Lord Mayhew of Twysden | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 10 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Peter Brooke |
| Succeeded by | Mo Mowlam |
| Attorney General for England and Wales Attorney General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 10 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Michael Havers |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Lyell |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
| In office 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Ian Percival |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Lyell |
| Minister of State for the Home Office | |
| In office 5 January 1981 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Hurd |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Grant |
| Succeeded by | David Waddington |
| Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Archie Norman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew 11 September 1929 Cookham, England |
| Died | 25 June 2016 (aged 86) Kilndown, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Jean Gurney (m. 1953) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Balliol 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.