Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne

The Right Honourable Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, P.C., Q.C.
*Born: 25 September 1939
*Died: 21 January 2015
==Known as==
*1939-1974: Mr. Leon Brittan
*1974-1978: Mr. Leon Brittan, M.P.
*1978-1981: Mr. Leon Brittan, Q.C., M.P.
*1981-1988: The Rt. Hon. Leon Brittan, Q.C., M.P.
*1988-1989: The Rt. Hon. Leon Brittan, Q.C.
*1989-2000: The Rt. Hon. Sir Leon Brittan, Q.C.
*2000-2015: The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne, P.C., Q.C.
==Education==
*Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
*Trinity College, Cambridge
==Political Offices==
*Minister of State for the Home Department, 1979-1981
*Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1981-1983
*Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1983-1985
*Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade, 1985-1986
==European Offices==
*European Commissioner from the United Kingdom, 1989-1999
*European Commissioner for Competition, 1989-1993
*European Commissioner for Trade, 1994-1999
*European Commissioner for External Relations, 1995-1999
*First Vice President of the European Commission, 1999
==Other Honorary Offices==
*Chancellor of the University of Teesside, 1993-2005
==Peerage Titles==
*2000 - created Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, for life, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
==Privy Council==
*Privy Counsellor, 1981
==Other Honours==
*Queen's Counsel, 1978
*Deputy Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, 2001
==Parliamentary Seats==
*Member of Parliament for Cleveland and Whitby, 1974-1983
*Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks), 1983-1988
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Brittan, Leon, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne
Category:Secretaries of State
Category:Secretaries of State for the Home Department