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 Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | new appointment |
| Succeeded by | Angela Rumbold |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 6 January 1983 – 11 September 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | David Mellor |
| Succeeded by | David Hunt |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 22 September 1980 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Mowbray |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Lucas of Chilworth |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 14 January 1977 – 17 August 1985 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Earl of Avon |
| Succeeded by | Earldom extinct |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Eden 3 October 1930 |
| Died | 17 August 1985 (aged 54) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| 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).