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Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley

The Right Honourable
The Lord St John of Fawsley
PC FRSL
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Minister of State for the Arts
In office
5 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by The Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge
Succeeded by Paul Channon
In office
2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974
Prime Minister Edward Heath
Preceded by The Viscount Eccles
Succeeded by Hugh Jenkins
Leader of the House of Commons
In office
4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by Michael Foot
Succeeded by Francis Pym
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by Harold Lever
Succeeded by Francis Pym
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
6 November 1978 – 4 May 1979
Leader Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by Francis Pym
Succeeded by Michael Foot
Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office
28 February 1974 – 6 November 1978
Leader Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by William van Straubenzee
Succeeded by Mark Carlisle
Member of Parliament
for Chelmsford
In office
15 October 1964 – 11 June 1987
Preceded by Hubert Ashton
Succeeded by Simon Burns
Personal details
Born Norman Anthony Francis Stevas
(1929-06-18)18 June 1929
London, United Kingdom
Died 2 March 2012(2012-03-02) (aged 82)
London, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Christ Church, Oxford
University of London
Yale University
Middle Temple
Religion Roman Catholicism

Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, PC, FRSL (/ˌsɪnən ˈstvəs/ sin-jən-STEE-vəs; 18 May 1929 – 2 March 2012) was a British politician, author, and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Leader of the House of Commons in the government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1981. He was a member of parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Chelmsford from 1964 to 1987, and was made a life peer in 1987. His surname was created by compounding those of his father (Stevas) and mother (St John-O'Connor).

Stevas was born in London. His birth certificate gave his Christian names as Norman Panayea St John and his father as Spyro Stevas, a hotel proprietor, suggesting a Greek background. His Who's Who entry gave his father as Stephen Stevas, an engineer and company director. His mother was Kitty St John O'Connor. They later divorced, and she then hyphenated the name St John. He was closer to his mother than his father. His older sister was the actress Juno Alexander, first wife of actor Terence Alexander.


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