Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn

The Right Honourable
The Lord Williams of Mostyn
PC QC
The Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Mostyn PC QC
Leader of the House of Lords
	In office; 8 June 2001 – 20 September 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	The Baroness Jay of Paddington
Succeeded by	The Baroness Amos
Prime Minister	In office; 13 June 2003 – 20 September 2003
Other ministerial offices 1999–2003
Lord President of the Council
	In office; 13 June 2003 – 20 September 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	John Reid
Succeeded by	The Baroness Amos
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
	In office; 8 June 2001 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	The Baroness Jay of Paddington
Succeeded by	Peter Hain
Attorney General for England and Wales; Attorney General for Northern Ireland
	In office; 29 July 1999 – 8 June 2001
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	John Morris
Succeeded by	The Lord Goldsmith
Prime Minister	In office; October 1998 – June 2001
Junior ministerial offices 1997–2001
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
	In office; October 1998 – June 2001
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Leader	The Baroness Jay of Paddington
Preceded by	The Baroness Jay of Paddington
Succeeded by	The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Minister of State for Prisons
	In office; 28 July 1998 – 28 July 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Joyce Quin
Succeeded by	Charles Clarke
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs
	In office; 2 May 1997 – 28 July 1998
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Tom Sackville
Succeeded by	Kate Hoey
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 20 July 1992 – 20 September 2003; Life peerage
Personal details
Born	5 February 1941; Prestatyn, Wales
Died	20 September 2003 (aged 62); Evenlode, England
Resting place	St Michael and all Angels Church; Great Tew, England;
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Pauline Clarke (m. 1962, divorced); Veena Russell (m. 1994);
Children	4
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge

Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, PC, QC (5 February 1941 – 20 September 2003), was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician who was Leader of the House of Lords, Lord President of the Council and a member of the Cabinet from 2001 until his sudden death in 2003.