Rhodes Boyson

The Right Honourable Sir Rhodes Boyson
Boyson on After Dark in 1989
Minister of State for Local Government
In office 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	William Waldegrave
Succeeded by	Michael Howard
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Earl of Mansfield
Succeeded by	Nicholas Scott
Minister of State for Social Security
In office 13 June 1983 – 11 September 1984
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Hugh Rossi
Succeeded by	Tony Newton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office 7 May 1979 – 12 June 1983
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Margaret Jackson
Succeeded by	Bob Dunn
Member of Parliament for Brent North
In office 28 February 1974 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Barry Gardiner
Personal details
Born	Rhodes Boyson (1925-05-11)11 May 1925 Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Died	28 August 2012(2012-08-28) (aged 87) Harefield, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Labour (before 1964)
Spouses	Violet Burleston ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1971)​ Florette MacFarlane ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	2 (by Burleston)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy

Sir Rhodes Boyson (11 May 1925 – 28 August 2012) was an English educator, author and Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Brent North. He was knighted and made a member of the Privy Council in 1987.