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Revision as of 23:37, 3 June 2006 by Newprogressive (talk | contribs) (Privy Council memebership is post nominal for peers; also note previous name as a Knight and tidy cats)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Nicholas Walter Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate, PC QC (born 6 December 1938) is a British Conservative politician and was for much of his active political career known as Sir Nicholas Lyell.
Lyell was elected Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead from 1979, then Mid Bedfordshire from 1983, and moved to North East Bedfordshire at the 1997 election.
Lord Lyell is one of very few lawyers to have combined a successful career in Parliament and a major private practice. After 20 years at the Bar he was appointed Solicitor-General from 1987 to 1992 under Margaret Thatcher, and Attorney General under John Major from 1992 to 1997.
He stood down at the 2001 election. On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and on 27 June 2005 he was created Baron Lyell of Markyate, of Markyate in the County of Hertfordshire.
Lord Lyell of Markyate is Chairman of the Board of Governors of Stowe School.
| Preceded byStephen Hastings | Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire 1983–1997 |
Succeeded byJonathan Sayeed |
| Preceded by(New constituency) | Member of Parliament for North East Bedfordshire 1997–2001 |
Succeeded byAlistair Burt |
| Preceded bySir Patrick Mayhew | Solicitor General for England and Wales 1987–1992 |
Succeeded bySir Derek Spencer |
| Preceded bySir Patrick Mayhew | Attorney General for England and Wales 1992–1997 |
Succeeded bySir John Morris |
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