Dick Taverne
Dick Taverne, Baron Taverne, QC (18 October 1928 – 25 October 2025) was an English Liberal Democrat politician and life peer in the House of Lords.[1]
The Lord Taverne | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 13 October 1969 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Harold Lever |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Jenkin |
| Minister of State for the Treasury | |
| In office 6 April 1968 – 13 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rodgers |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 6 April 1966 – 6 April 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | George Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Elystan Morgan |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 5 February 1996 – 7 March 2025 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 8 March 1962 – 20 September 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey de Freitas |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1928 Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 25 October 2025 (aged 97) London, England |
| Political party | Labour (until 1972) Democratic Labour (1972–80) SDP (1981–88) Liberal Democrats (1988–2025) |
| Children | 2, including Suzanna |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Taverne died at his home in London, England on 25 October 2025, at the age of 97.[2]
References
- ↑ Dick Taverne: "Some of the Labour Party people have absolutely nowhere to go" (in en). www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ↑ Bunn, George (25 October 2025). Liberal Democrat founder dies aged 97 as tributes pour in for 'principled politician'. GBNews. https://www.gbnews.com/politics/dick-taverne-liberal-democrat-founder-dead. Retrieved 25 October 2025.