David Mitchell (politician)

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Sir David Mitchell
Lynda 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

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]

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

Heath Ministry
.

Mitchell served in the

Department of Transport.[3] He was knighted in 1988 upon his resignation from Government.[4]

Mitchell's son

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. ISBN 9780723004974
    .
  3. ^ "Ministerial membership of DoT 1970-2009". Maps, Statistics, Governments and Politics. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. 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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lynda Chalker
 Minister of State for Transport
9 January 1986 – 11 June 1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
9 June 1983 – 9 January 1986 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Basingstoke
1964–1983 		Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire
1983–1997 		Succeeded by
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