Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn

The Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Mostyn PC QC
Leader of the House of Lords
In office 8 June 2001 – 20 September 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	The Baroness Jay of Paddington
Succeeded by	The Baroness Amos
Other ministerial offices 1999-2003 Lord President of the Council In office 13 June 2003 – 20 September 2003 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by John Reid Succeeded by The Baroness Amos Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal In office 8 June 2001 – 13 June 2003 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by The Baroness Jay of Paddington Succeeded by Peter Hain Attorney General for England and Wales Attorney General for Northern Ireland In office 29 July 1999 – 8 June 2001 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by John Morris Succeeded by The Lord Goldsmith
Junior ministerial offices 1997-2001 Deputy Leader of the House of Lords In office October 1998 – June 2001 Prime Minister Tony Blair Leader The Baroness Jay of Paddington Preceded by The Baroness Jay of Paddington Succeeded by The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Minister of State for Prisons In office 28 July 1998 – 28 July 1999 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Joyce Quin Succeeded by Charles Clarke Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs In office 2 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Tom Sackville Succeeded by Kate Hoey
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 20 July 1992 – 20 September 2003 Life peerage
Personal details
Born	(1941-02-05)5 February 1941 Prestatyn, Wales
Died	20 September 2003(2003-09-20) (aged 62) Evenlode, England
Resting place	St Michael and all Angels Church Great Tew, England
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Pauline Clarke ​ ​ (m. 1962, divorced)​ Veena Russell ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	4
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge

Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, PC, QC (5 February 1941 – 20 September 2003), was a Welsh barrister and Labour politician who was Leader of the House of Lords, Lord President of the Council and a member of the Cabinet from 2001 until his sudden death in 2003.