The Right Honourable David Mellor

David Mellor was born in Wareham Dorset in 1949 and educated at Swanage Grammar School, Christ’s College Cambridge, and the Inns of Court School of Law. He was called to the bar in 1972, and practiced as a barrister until he joined the government. He became a QC in 1987. He was member of parliament for Putney from 1979 to 1997, and spent 11 years in government, four of them as Margaret Thatcher’s youngest minister. Since leaving politics, David Mellor has pursued a multi-faceted career as an international businessman, broadcaster, and journalist. He was the Variety Clubs BBC Radio Personality of the Year in 1994. As a journalist, he was once described by Sir David Frost as “having more columns than the Parthenon.” In September 2013 he was appointed chairman of the Elgar Foundation, responsible for the upkeep of the Edward Elgar Birthplace at Broadheath, Worcestershire, UK.