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 Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Lynda Chalker |
| Succeeded by | Michael Portillo |
| Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Young, Bt |
| Member of Parliament for Basingstoke | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Denzil Freeth |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Hunter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1928 |
| Died | 30 August 2014 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relatives | Andrew Mitchell (son) |
| Occupation | politician and junior minister |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wood, Alan H. (11 June 1992). "Times" Guide to the House of Commons 1992. London: Times Books. ISBN 9780723004974.
- ^ "Ministerial membership of DoT 1970-2009". Maps, Statistics, Governments and Politics. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "No. 51558". The London Gazette. 13 December 1988. p. 13986..
- ^ "The Memoir Club: Sir David Mitchell". thememoirclub.blogspot.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.