Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton facts for kids

The Lord Elton
The Right Honourable ; The Lord Elton
Minister of State for Environment
	In office; 27 March 1985 – 10 September 1986
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	new appointment
Succeeded by	Hon. William Waldegrave
Minister of State for Home Affairs
	In office; 11 September 1984 – 25 March 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	David Waddington
Succeeded by	David Mellor
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs
	In office; 6 April 1982 – 11 September 1984
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Belstead
Succeeded by	David Mellor
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
	In office; 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Geoffrey Finsberg
Succeeded by	Lord Trefgarne
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 7 May 1979 – 15 September 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tom Pendry
Succeeded by	David Mitchell
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 13 May 1973; Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 1st Lord Elton
Personal details
Born	March 2, 1930 (age 90)
Political party	Conservative

Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (born 2 March 1930) is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. In 1981 he was moved to the Department of Health and Social Security and in 1982 to the Home Office. In 1984 he was promoted to Minister of State within the Home Office.

In 1985, Elton joined the Department of Environment, again as a Minister of State, but left the government the following year.

Styles

2 March 1930 – 16 January 1934: Rodney Elton
16 January 1934 – 18 April 1973: The Honourable Rodney Elton
18 April 1973 – present: The Right Honourable The Lord Elton

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron	Baron Elton 1973–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Edward Elton