John Nott 1 February 1932 – 6 November 2024

John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands Conflict, died on Wednesday 6 November 2024

The defence secretary who served in office during The Falklands War has died.

John William Frederic Nott, known for being a sharp-tongued Conservative politician, passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Born on February 1, 1932, Mr Nott would go on to serve in Margaret Thatcher’s government when the Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands.

Forces would go on to sail from Portsmouth and defend the British Territory. Mr Nott, of Bideford, Devon, was educated at Bradfield College and was commissioned as a regular officer in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles between 1952 and 1956. Her served in the Malayan Emergency after previously being in the Royal Scots.