Patrick Mayhew
| The Right Honourable The Lord Mayhew of Twysden PC | |
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| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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In office 13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Ian Percival |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Lyell |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
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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 | |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Archie Norman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1929 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
Balliol College, Oxford Middle Temple |
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, PC, Kt. (born 11 September 1929), is a British barrister and Conservative politician.
Early life
Through his father, Mayhew descends from the Victorian social commentator Henry Mayhew. Mayhew's mother was a Roche and a relative of Lord Fermoy. Mayhew was educated at Tonbridge School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple in 1955.
Career
Mayhew contested Dulwich in 1970, but the incumbent Labour member, Sam Silkin, beat him by 895 votes. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tunbridge Wells constituency from its creation at the February 1974 general election, standing down at the 1997 election.
He was Under-Secretary for Employment from 1979-81, then Minister of State at the Home Office from 1981 to 1983. After this he served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1983-87, and then Attorney General for England and Wales and simultaneously Attorney General for Northern Ireland from 1987-92. He was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1992-97, the longest anyone has served in this office.
Honours and awards
Mayhew was knighted in 1983.[1] On 12 June 1997, he was given a life peerage as Baron Mayhew of Twysden, of Kilndown in the County of Kent.[2] He retired from the House of Lords on 1 June 2015.[3]
Personal life
Mayhew's son The Hon. Henry Mayhew appeared in the fourth episode of the series "The Secret History Of Our Streets," discussing life in the Portland Road, Notting Hill, London.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 49397. p. 8380. 24 June 1983.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 54809. p. 7011. 17 June 1997.
- ↑ "Retired members of the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Patrick Mayhew
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells 1974–1997 |
Succeeded by Archie Norman |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ian Percival |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Sir Nicholas Lyell |
| Preceded by Michael Havers |
Attorney General for England and Wales 1987–1992 | |
| Attorney General for Northern Ireland 1987–1992 | ||
| Preceded by Peter Brooke |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Mo Mowlam |
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