David Waddington, Baron Waddington
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The Right Honourable David Waddington, Baron Waddington GCVO PC QC DL |
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| Governor of Bermuda | |
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In office 11 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Premier |
John Swan David Saul Pamela Gordon |
| Preceded by | Desmond Langley |
| Succeeded by | Thorold Masefield |
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Leader of the House of Lords Lord Privy Seal |
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In office 28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Belstead |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wakeham |
| Home Secretary | |
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In office 26 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Douglas Hurd |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
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Chief Whip of the Conservative Party Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Wakeham |
| Succeeded by | Tim Renton |
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Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 28 November 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Michael Carr |
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Member of Parliament for Clitheroe |
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In office 1 March 1979 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | David Walder |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne |
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In office 27 June 1968 – 10 October 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Sydney Silverman |
| Succeeded by | Doug Hoyle |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
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In office 4 December 1990 – 26 March 2015 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Charles Waddington 2 August 1929 Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 February 2017 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
Hertford College, Oxford Gray's Inn |
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, GCVO, PC, QC, DL (2 August 1929 – 23 February 2017) was a British politician and barrister.
A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1974, and from 1979 to 1990, and was then made a life peer. During his parliamentary career, Waddington worked in government as Chief Whip, then as Home Secretary and finally as Leader of the House of Lords. He then served as the Governor of Bermuda between 1992 and 1997.
Waddington was born in Burnley, Lancashire, the youngest of five. His father and grandfather were both solicitors in Burnley. He was educated at Cressbrook School and Sedbergh School, both independent schools.
He then attended Hertford College, Oxford, where he became President of the Oxford University Conservative Association. He was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1951.
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