Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell
Roger Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, PC (25 February 1934 – 17 March 2018) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as an MP from 1970 until 1987 and as Secretary of State for Wales during the first two terms of the Thatcher government.
The Lord Crickhowell | |
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Edwards in 2017 | |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Morris |
| Succeeded by | Peter Walker |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 18 February 1975 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | John Morris |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 15 October 1987 – 17 March 2018 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Desmond Donnelly |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roger Nicholas Edwards 25 February 1934 London, England, U.K. |
| Died | 17 March 2018 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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