Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon

The Earl of Avon
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office
11 September 1984 – 27 March 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded bynew appointment
Succeeded byAngela Rumbold
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy
In office
6 January 1983 – 11 September 1984
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byDavid Mellor
Succeeded byDavid Hunt
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
22 September 1980 – 6 January 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Lord Mowbray
Succeeded byThe Lord Lucas of Chilworth
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
14 January 1977 – 17 August 1985
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Earl of Avon
Succeeded byEarldom extinct
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Eden

(1930-10-03)3 October 1930
Died17 August 1985(1985-08-17) (aged 54)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Parent(s)Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
Beatrice Beckett

Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon, OBE, TD, DL (3 October 1930 – 17 August 1985), styled Viscount Eden between 1961 and 1977, was a British Army officer and, later, a Conservative politician. He was the younger son of Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden and his first wife, Beatrice (née Beckett).


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