David Mitchell (politician)

Sir David Bower Mitchell (20 June 1928 – 30 August 2014) was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of Parliament for over 30 years. He also served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's government. He was the father of Andrew Mitchell.
Mitchell was born in the Amersham Rural District in Buckinghamshire. She studied at Aldenham School, Hertfordshire.
Mitchell served as a councillor on St Pancras Borough Council from 1956 to 1959. He contested St Pancras North in 1959.
He was the Member of Parliament for Basingstoke from 1964 to 1983, and for Hampshire North West from 1983 until he retired in 1997.
Mitchell died in London, England from unknown causes, aged 86.