Tim Renton

The Lord Renton of Mount Harry
Renton in Parliament, 2013
Ministerial offices 1984–1992
Minister of State for the Arts
In office
28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byDavid Mellor
Succeeded byDavid Mellor (as Secretary of State for National Heritage)
In office
24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byDavid Waddington
Succeeded byRichard Ryder
Minister of State for Immigration
In office
13 June 1987 – 25 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byDavid Waddington
Succeeded byPeter Lloyd
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byRichard Luce
Succeeded byDavid Mellor
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
11 September 1984 – 1 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byRay Whitney
Succeeded byTim Eggar
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
9 June 1997 – 14 April 2016
Member of Parliament
for Mid Sussex
In office
28 February 1974 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNicholas Soames
Personal details
BornRonald Timothy Renton
(1932-05-28)28 May 1932
London, England
Died25 August 2020(2020-08-25) (aged 88)
PartyConservative
Spouse
Alice Fergusson
(m. 1960)
Children5, including Alex and Polly
EducationEton College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
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Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, PC, DL (28 May 1932 – 25 August 2020) was a British Conservative Party politician.