John Biffen

The Right Honourable The Lord Biffen PC DL
Portrait by Walter Bird, 1965
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office 11 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Baroness Young
Succeeded by	John Wakeham
Leader of the House of Commons
In office 7 April 1982 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Francis Pym
Succeeded by	John Wakeham
Lord President of the Council
In office 7 April 1982 – 11 June 1983
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Francis Pym
Succeeded by	William Whitelaw
Secretary of State for Trade
In office 5 January 1981 – 6 April 1982
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Nott
Succeeded by	The Lord Cockfield
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Joel Barnett
Succeeded by	Leon Brittan
Shadow Secretary of State for Industry
In office 19 November 1976 – 4 May 1979
Leader	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Michael Heseltine
Succeeded by	Eric Varley
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy
In office 15 January 1976 – 19 November 1976
Leader	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Patrick Jenkin
Succeeded by	Tom King
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 3 June 1997 – 14 August 2007 as a life peer
Member of Parliament for North Shropshire Oswestry (1961–1983)
In office 9 November 1961 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	David Ormsby-Gore
Succeeded by	Owen Paterson
Personal details
Born	William John Biffen (1930-11-03)3 November 1930 Bridgwater, England
Died	14 August 2007(2007-08-14) (aged 76) Shrewsbury, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sarah Wood ​ (m. 1979)​
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge

William John Biffen, Baron Biffen, PC, DL (3 November 1930 – 14 August 2007), was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of parliament from 1961 to 1997, and served in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet; he then served in the House of Lords.