John Nott

The Right Honourable Sir John Nott KCB
Nott in 1982
Secretary of State for Defence
In office 5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Francis Pym
Succeeded by	Michael Heseltine
Secretary of State for Trade President of the Board of Trade
In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Smith
Succeeded by	John Biffen
Member of Parliament for St Ives
In office 31 March 1966 – 13 May 1983
Preceded by	Greville Howard
Succeeded by	David Harris
Personal details
Born	John William Frederic Nott (1932-02-01) 1 February 1932 (age 92) Bideford, England
Political party	Conservative (1968–2016)
Other political affiliations	National Liberal (1966–1968)
Spouse	Miloska Sekol ​ (m. 1959)​ [1]
Children	3, including Julian and Sasha
Education	Bradfield College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Military service
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1952–1956
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	2nd Gurkha Rifles

Sir John William Frederic Nott KCB^[1] (born 1 February 1932)^[2] is a former British Conservative Party politician. He was a senior politician of the late 1970s and early 1980s, playing a prominent role as Secretary of State for Defence during the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands and subsequent Falklands War.