Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew , Baron Matthew Twisdensky ( eng. Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden ; September 11, 1929 , Cookam, Berkshire , United Kingdom - June 25, 2016 , Kent , United Kingdom ) - British statesman, Minister for Northern Ireland (1990-1997).
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| Head of the government | John major | ||||||
| Predecessor | Peter Brooke | ||||||
| Successor | Molem | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher John major | ||||||
| Predecessor | Michael havers | ||||||
| Successor | Nicholas Lael | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Jan Percival | ||||||
| Successor | Nicholas Lael | ||||||
| Birth | September 11, 1929 der. Cokeham, Berkshire , UK | ||||||
| Death | June 25, 2016 (86 years) Kent , United Kingdom | ||||||
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| The consignment | UK Conservative Party | ||||||
| Education | Balliol College Middle Temple | ||||||
Biography
Born in the family of a Victorian journalist.
He received a law degree from Balliol College, Oxford University . He did military service in the 4th and 7th regiments of the Royal Scottish Dragoons Guards Regiments. In 1955, he received certification in the court inna Middle-Temple became a barrister , and in 1972 he was appointed as a royal lawyer . He was also appointed a member of the General Council of the All-English Bar Association.
In 1970 he unsuccessfully ran for the Conservative Party in the House of Commons, but in 1974 he was elected from the electoral district Royal Tunbridge Wells and remained in the chamber until 1997.
Repeatedly was a member of the government of the country:
- 1979-1981 - Parliamentary Secretary of State in the Ministry of Employment,
- 1981-1983 - Minister of State at the Ministry of the Interior,
- 1983-1987 - Solicitor General of England and Wales,
- 1987–1992 - Attorney General of England, Wales and Attorney General of Northern Ireland.
1992–1997 - Minister for Northern Ireland. In this position, in order to resolve the protracted conflict, he attempted to balance the interests of unionists and Irish nationalists.
In 1983 he was elevated to knighthood. After retiring from the House of Commons in 1997 by Queen Elizabeth II, he was granted the hereditary peerage and the title of Baron of Tysdensky from Kilddaun, Kent, becoming a member of the House of Lords. From 1998 to 2006 he was a member of the executive council of the association of conservative lords.
In 1997, he was appointed President of the College of Further Education of Western Kent, President of the National Fruit Exhibition (1999-2007). He was also Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Prime Minister on Business Meetings (1999–2008), President of the Scout Council in Kent (2000–2009), and Chairman of the Council of the Rochester Council (2000–2007).
In 2001, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Kent, as well as Director of Support Kent Schools Ltd, a company founded in 1998 to support and promote educational standards in Kent County schools and as an ambassador (envoy) of Kent to promote the interests of the district.
In June 2015, he voluntarily resigned in accordance with the Law of Reform of the House of Lords.