Brian Mawhinney

Dr Brian Stanley Mawhinney

Rush ID: 477

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Details

Born:
26 July 1940
Died:
9 November 2019
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Anglican
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Lecturer, University of Iowa (1968)
Election occupation:
Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital
Parentage:
Frederick Mawhinney, a restaurateur (father); Coralie Mawhinney (nee Wilkinson)
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
N/A
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
477
MNIS ID:
121
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q333410
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
2166
They work for you ID:
10424

Name changes

  1. MAWHINNEY, Dr Brian (1940- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Mawhinney

    Life

    2005

Constituencies

  1. Cambridgeshire North West

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: 1 May 1997
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 2005
    Date of exit: 5 May 2005
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Peterborough

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1979
    Date of election: 3 May 1979
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Teesside Stockton

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1974²
    Date of election: Thu 10th Oct 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1982-1984

    to Treasury Minister

  2. Under-Secretary 1986-1990

    Northern Ireland Office

  3. Minister of State 1990-1992

    Northern Ireland Office

  4. Minister of State 1992-1994

    Department of Health

  5. Minister without Portfolio 1995-1997

  6. Secretary of State for Transport 1994-1995

  7. PPS 1984-1985

    to Secretary of State for Employment

  8. PPS 1985-1986

    to Northern Ireland Minister

Higher education

  1. London, University of

    Degree PhD

    Graduated

    Royal Free Hospital

  2. Michigan, University of

    Degree MSc

    Graduated

    Exchange programme as part of his degree at Queen's University, Belfast.

  3. Queen's University, Belfast

    Degree BSc Physics

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Royal Academical Institution

Marriages

  1. Oja, Betty Louise

    Year: 1965

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

    Chairman 1995-