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 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byArchie Norman
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
12 June 1997 – 1 June 2015
Personal details
BornPatrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew
(1929-09-11)11 September 1929
Cookham, Berkshire, England
Died25 June 2016(2016-06-25) (aged 86)
Kilndown, Kent, England
PartyConservative
Spouse
Jean Gurney
​
(m. 1953)​
Children4
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Middle Temple
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Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, PC, QC, DL (11 September 1929 – 25 June 2016) was a British barrister and politician.