Stephen Parkinson
Stephen Parkinson may refer to: * Stephen Parkinson (mathematician) (1823–1889), British mathematician and academic * Stephen Parkinson (lawyer) (born 1957), English barrister, solicitor, and head of the Crown Prosecution Service * Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay (born 30 June 1983) is a British Conservative member of the House of Lords who serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage since October 2022. Lord Parkinson was prev ...

Stephen Parkinson (mathematician)
Stephen Parkinson, (1 August 1823 – 2 January 1889) was a British mathematician. Early life and education Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Parkinson went up to St John's College, Cambridge, as a sizar in 1841 and graduated as Senior Wrangler in 1845, beating William Thomson (later to become Lord Kelvin). He was elected to a Fellowship at St John's in the same year. He was ordained in 1851, made BD in 1855 and DD in 1869. Life He was College lecturer in mathematics, tutor and President (1865–89). He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ... in 1870. Parkinson was the author of two mathematical textbooks, ''Elementary Treatise on Mechanics'' (1855) and ''A Treatise on Optics'' (1859). References Papers of Stephen P ...
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Stephen Parkinson (lawyer)
Stephen Lindsay Parkinson (born 15 June 1957) is an English solicitor and former barrister, who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) (DPP) and head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) since November 2023. Early life and education Parkinson was born on 15 June 1957 to Edward Parkinson, an Anglican priest, and Mary Parkinson, a physician. He was educated at John Hampden Grammar School, an all-boys state grammar school in Buckinghamshire, and then at The Chippenham School, a mixed-sex comprehensive school in Wiltshire. Between 1976 and 1979, he studied law at University College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He then studied at the Inns of Court School of Law from 1979 to 1980. Legal career In 1980, Parkinson was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. He then undertook his pupillage at 3 Temple Gardens between 1980 and 1982, thereby qualifying to practice as a barrister. He then worked as a sub-editor at Butterworth Legal Pu ...
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