David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne

David Garro Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne, PC (born 31 March 1941), is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the longest-serving member of the House of Lords.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Trefgarne
PC
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for Trade
In office
25 July 1989  23 July 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byAlan Clark
Succeeded byTim Sainsbury
Ministerial offices
1979–1989
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
In office
21 May 1986  24 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byNorman Lamont
Succeeded byAlan Clark
Minister of State for Defence Support
In office
2 September 1985  21 May 1986
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Armed Forces
In office
14 June 1983  1 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJerry Wiggin
Succeeded byRoger Freeman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
In office
6 April 1982  14 June 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Elton
Succeeded byJohn Patten
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
14 September 1981  6 April 1982
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byRichard Luce
Succeeded byMalcolm Rifkind
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
In office
5 January 1981  15 September 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byNorman Tebbit
Succeeded byIain Sproat
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
9 May 1979  5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Wallace of Coslany
Succeeded byThe Lord Skelmersdale
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
29 June 1962  11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 1st Baron Trefgarne
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999  present
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1941-03-31) 31 March 1941
Political partyConservative
Education Haileybury
Alma materPrinceton University
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