Paul Channon

The Right Honourable The Lord Kelvedon PC
Secretary of State for Transport
In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Moore
Succeeded by	Cecil Parkinson
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office 24 January 1986 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Leon Brittan
Succeeded by	The Lord Young of Graffham
Minister of State for the Arts
In office 5 January 1981 – 11 June 1983
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Norman St John-Stevas
Succeeded by	The Earl of Gowrie
Member of Parliament for Southend West
In office 29 January 1959 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Henry Channon
Succeeded by	David Amess
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-09)9 October 1935 London, United Kingdom
Died	27 January 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 71) Brentwood, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Ingrid Guinness ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	Sir Henry Channon Lady Honor Guinness
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon, PC (9 October 1935 – 27 January 2007) was Conservative MP for Southend West for 38 years, from 1959 until 1997. He served in various ministerial offices, and was a Cabinet minister for 3½ years, as President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from January 1986 to June 1987, and then as Secretary of State for Transport to July 1989.