Derek Spencer

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Sir Derek Harold Spencer, QC (born 31 March 1936), is a British Conservative politician.

Spencer became MP for the Leicester South constituency in the Conservative landslide of 1983, by just 7 votes — the smallest margin in the country. He lost the seat back to Labour in 1987, but was later elected for the marginal Brighton Pavilion seat in 1992 – when he was knighted and appointed Solicitor-General. In 1997, however, he was defeated by Labour's David Lepper by 13,181 votes on a 16% swing. He has three sons and one daughter. His second wife Caroline died on 10 January 2003 of a heart attack.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Jim Marshall	Member of Parliament for Leicester South 1983–1987	Succeeded by Jim Marshall
Preceded by Julian Amery	Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion 1992–1997	Succeeded by David Lepper
Legal offices
Preceded by Nicholas Lyell	Solicitor General for England and Wales 1992–1997	Succeeded by Charles Falconer