David Mellor

The Right Honourable David Mellor KC
David Mellor in 2023
Secretary of State for National Heritage
In office 11 April 1992 – 22 September 1992
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Peter Brooke
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Norman Lamont
Succeeded by	Michael Portillo
Minister for the Arts
In office 26 July 1990 – 28 November 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Richard Luce
Succeeded by	Tim Renton
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office 27 October 1989 – 26 July 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Patten
Succeeded by	Angela Rumbold
Minister of State for Health
In office 25 July 1988 – 27 October 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tony Newton
Succeeded by	Anthony Trafford
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tim Renton
Succeeded by	William Waldegrave
Member of Parliament for Putney
In office 3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Hugh Jenkins
Succeeded by	Tony Colman
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-12) 12 March 1949 (age 75) Wareham, Dorset, England
Political party	None
Other political affiliations	Conservative (until 2003)[1][2]
Spouse	Judith Mellor ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1995)​
Domestic partner	Penelope Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham
Children	2
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge
Profession	Barrister – not practising

David John Mellor KC (born 12 March 1949) is a British broadcaster, barrister, and former politician. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–1992) and Secretary of State for National Heritage (April–September 1992), before resigning in 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 1979 to 1997.

Since leaving Parliament, Mellor has worked as a newspaper columnist, a radio presenter,^[3] and an after-dinner speaker. He also served as Chairman of the government's 'Football Task Force'.