Sir John Lawson Ormrod Andrews Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Doctor of Laws was a member of both the Northern Ireland House of Commons and the Senate of Northern Ireland.
Background
Son of Prime Minister John Miller Andrews, he was educated at Moure Grange Preparatory School, County Down, and Shrewsbury School. Andrews entered Parliament as Member of Parliament for Mid Down in 1953 (replacing his father), a seat which he represented until his resignation in 1964, when he was elected to the Senate where he sat until the Parliament was prorogued in 1972.
Career
He held several Cabinet positions, including Minister in the Senate from 1964 and Deputy Prime Minister from May 1969. In 1969 he was approached by O"Neill to succeed him, but he refused and James Chichester-Clark was elected
Andrews was knighted in 1973. In retirement, he served as President of the Unionist Party of Northern Ireland.
Politics
His election to the senate was following a cabinet reshuffle, in which Andrews accepted demotion to the politically unimportant position of Government Minister in the Senate. He was a contender for the position of Prime Minister on the retirement of Lord Brookeborough, but when it became clear that Terence O"Neill had a comfortable lead over both Andrews and Brian Faulkner in the parliamentary party, no contest was held.