Patrick Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent

Patrick Robin Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent CBE (26 October 1901 – 2 January 1986), was a British peer and Conservative politician.

The Lord Derwent
Derwent in 1968
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
23 October 1963 – 16 October 1964
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded byThe Earl Jellicoe
Succeeded byAlice Bacon
Minister of State for Trade
In office
6 September 1962 – 23 October 1963
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Preceded byAlan Green
Succeeded byThe Lord Drumalbyn
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
13 January 1949 – 2 January 1986
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 3rd Baron Derwent
Succeeded byThe 5th Baron Derwent
Personal details
Born(1901-10-26)26 October 1901
Died2 January 1986(1986-01-02) (aged 84)
Political partyConservative

Derwent was the younger son of Hon. Edward Henry Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, younger son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent. His mother was Evelyn Mary Agar-Ellis. He was educated at Sandroyd School then Charterhouse School. He succeeded as fourth Baron Derwent on the death of his elder brother, George Harcourt Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone, 3rd Baron Derwent, in 1949 and took his seat in the House of Lords. In September 1962, Derwent was appointed Minister of State for Trade in the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan, and when Sir Alec Douglas-Home became Prime Minister in October 1963 he was promoted to Minister of State for Home Affairs. He retained this post until the Conservative loss in the 1964 general election. He never held ministerial office again but served for many years as a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords.

Headstone of the grave of the 4th Baron Derwent and his wife

Lord Derwent married Marie-Louise Henriette Picard, daughter of Albert Picard of Paris, France, in 1929. He died on 2 January 1986, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Robin Evelyn Leo Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State for Trade
1962–1963
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Home Affairs
1963–1964
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Derwent
1949–1986
Succeeded by