| The Right Honourable The Lord Mayhew of Twysden PC |
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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 |
| 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 Created |
| Succeeded by | Archie Norman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1929 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Middle Temple |
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, PC (born 11 September 1929) is a British barrister, and Conservative Party politician.
He was educated at Tonbridge School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple in 1955.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tunbridge Wells from its creation at the February 1974 general election, standing down at the 1997 election.
Knighted in 1983 as Sir Patrick Mayhew, he was Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1983 to 1987, and then Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland from 1987 to 1992. He was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1992 to 1997, the longest anyone has served in this office. On 12 June 1997, he was made Baron Mayhew of Twysden, of Kilndown in the County of Kent.
Mayhew's mother's maiden name was Roche, the family name of the lords of Fermoy.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells 1974–1997 |
Succeeded by Archie Norman |
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| Preceded by Ian Percival |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Sir Nicholas Lyell |
| Preceded by Michael Havers |
Attorney General for England and Wales 1987–1992 |
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| Attorney General for Northern Ireland 1987–1992 |
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| Preceded by Peter Brooke |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Mo Mowlam |
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