Ivan Lawrence

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Sir Ivan John Lawrence, QC, (born 24 December 1936) is a distinguished criminal barrister and was a British Conservative politician.

Lawrence was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford. He became a barrister.

Lawrence, having twice unsuccessfully stood for the Peckham constituency in 1966 and 1970, was elected MP for Burton in February 1974. He held the seat until May 1997 when he lost to Labour's Janet Dean. He is now a member of Clarendon Chambers, where further biographical details can be found on their web-site (www.clarendonchambers.com).