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).