Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Robert Michael Oldfield Havers (March 10, 1923 - April 1, 1992) was known as Sir Michael Havers from being knighted in 1972 until being created Lord Havers in 1987 on his appointment as Lord Chancellor. He was a son of High Court Judge Sir Cecil Havers and brother of Dame Anne Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss (born 1933) who in 1988 became the first woman named to the Court of Appeal and later President of the Family Division. Michael Havers was named a Queen's Counsel in 1964 and became a member of the Privy Council in 1977. He was elected to the House of Commons representing Wimbledon in 1970 and served until 1987. He served as Solicitor-General in the Heath government from 1972 to 1974, and as Attorney-General from 1979 to 1987 under Margaret Thatcher. In June 1987 he became a peer and Lord High Chancellor but was forced to resign that October due to ill health. His son is the actor, Nigel Havers. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.