Norman St John-Stevas

The Right Honourable The Lord St John of Fawsley PC FRSL
St John-Stevas in 1968
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 5 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 5 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 the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 19 October 1987 – 2 March 2012 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Chelmsford
In office 15 October 1964 – 18 May 1987
Preceded by	Hubert Ashton
Succeeded by	Simon Burns
Personal details
Born	Norman Panayea St John Stevas (1929-05-18)18 May 1929 London, England
Died	2 March 2012(2012-03-02) (aged 82) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Domestic partner	Adrian Stanford (1956–2012) Civil Partnership 2008
Alma mater	Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (BA) Christ Church, Oxford (BCL) University of London (PhD) Yale University (JSD) Middle Temple

Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, PC, FRSL (/ˌsɪndʒən ˈstiːvəs/ sin-jən-STEE-vəs; born Norman Panayea St John Stevas;^[1] 18 May 1929 – 2 March 2012) was a British Conservative politician, author and barrister. He served as Leader of the House of Commons in the government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1981. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for 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).