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The Lord Mayhew of Twysden
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| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 10 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Ian Percival |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Lyell |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Archie Norman |
| Personal details | |
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Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew
11 September 1929 |
| Died | 25 June 2016 (aged 86) Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Middle Temple |
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden (11 September 1929 – 25 June 2016) was a British barrister and Conservative politician.
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 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.
Mayhew had lived with cancer and Parkinson's disease in his later years. He died on 25 June 2016 from complications from Parkinson's disease, aged 86.
