David Mitchell (politician)

Sir David Bower Mitchell (20 June 1928 – 30 August 2014) was a British Conservative politician who was a Member of Parliament for over 30 years, and who served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's government.[1][2]

Sir David Mitchell
Minister of State for Transport
In office
9 January 1986 – 11 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byLynda Chalker
Succeeded byMichael Portillo
Member of Parliament
for North West Hampshire
In office
9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded bySir George Young, Bt
Member of Parliament
for Basingstoke
In office
15 October 1964 – 13 May 1983
Preceded byDenzil Freeth
Succeeded byAndrew Hunter
Personal details
Born(1928-06-20)20 June 1928
Died30 August 2014(2014-08-30) (aged 86)
Political partyConservative
RelativesAndrew Mitchell (son)
Occupationpolitician and junior minister

Early life

Mitchell was born in the Amersham Rural District in Buckinghamshire, and educated at Aldenham School, Hertfordshire, before becoming a wine shipper and merchant.

Political career

Mitchell served as a councillor on St Pancras Borough Council from 1956 to 1959. He contested St Pancras North in 1959. He was the Member of Parliament for Basingstoke from 1964 to 1983, and for Hampshire North West from 1983 until he retired in 1997. In 1970, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Keith Joseph, Secretary of State for Social Services in the Heath Ministry.

Mitchell served in the Thatcher Ministry as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry, 1979–1981, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office, 1981–1983, and then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 9 June 1983 – 9 January 1986, and Minister of State, 9 January 1986 – 25 July 1988, at the Department of Transport.[3] He was knighted in 1988 upon his resignation from Government.[4]

Mitchell's son Andrew Mitchell is the Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield, and served as Secretary of State for International Development and briefly as Chief Whip in David Cameron's government between 2010 and 2012.

Publications

In 2008, Sir David Mitchell published an autobiography entitled "From House to House, The Endless Adventures of Politics & Wine" with The Memoir Club, ISBN 978-1-84104-191-9.[5]

References
  1. "Sir David Mitchell dead: Former Conservative MP and minister dies aged 86 - Home News - UK - The Independent". www.independent.co.uk. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. Wood, Alan H. (11 June 1992). "Times" Guide to the House of Commons 1992. London: Times Books. ISBN 9780723004974.
  3. "Ministerial membership of DoT 1970-2009". Maps, Statistics, Governments and Politics. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. "No. 51558". The London Gazette. 13 December 1988. p. 13986..
  5. "The Memoir Club: Sir David Mitchell". thememoirclub.blogspot.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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