Background
MAYHEW, Patrick Barnabas Burke was born on September 11, 1929 in Cookham, Berkshire. Son of A. G. H. Mayhew and Sheila M. B. Roche.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
MAYHEW, Patrick Barnabas Burke was born on September 11, 1929 in Cookham, Berkshire. Son of A. G. H. Mayhew and Sheila M. B. Roche.
Tonbridge School; Balliol College, Oxford. Middle Temple; spoken languages: French.
Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells, since 1974. Vice-chairman, Conservative Home Affairs Committee, 1976. Executive, 1922 Committee, 1976-1979.
Under Secretary of State, Department of Employment, 1979-1981. Minister of State at the Home Office, 1981-1983. Solicitor-General, 1983-1987.
Attorney-General, 1987-1992. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Captain, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, National Service.
Barrister, 1955; Queen’s Counsel, 1972.
Anglican
Clubs: Pratt’s Club; Beefsteak Club. Garrick Club.
Spouse Jean Elizabeth Gurney, 1963. Children: four s.