David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham

The Lord Windlesham
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
23 May 1973 – 4 March 1974
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byThe Earl Jellicoe
Succeeded byThe Lord Shepherd
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office
26 March 1972 – 5 June 1973
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThe Lord Belstead
(as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
23 June 1970 – 26 March 1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byShirley Williams
Succeeded byThe Viscount Colville of Culross
Member of the House of Lords
Hereditary peerage
20 February 1963 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 2nd Baron Windlesham
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Life peerage
16 November 1999 – 21 December 2010
Personal details
Born28 January 1932
Died21 December 2010(2010-12-21) (aged 78)
PartyConservative
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
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David James George Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham, Baron Hennessy, CVO, PC, FBA (28 January 1932 – 21 December 2010) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who held visiting professorships at various universities.