Paul Stephen Norrington (born June 8, 1929) was an English politician and humanitarian prior to his retirement, serving as the MP for Waverly from 1960 to 1990, a 30-year time of service. From 1981 to 1988 he was the leader of the Conservative Party, a period in which he was Prime Minister from 1984 to 1987 and twice led the opposition, from 1981 to 1984 and 1987 until he resigned from party leadership in 1988. He is often compared to his contemporary political adversary, John Oliver, with whom he shared a friendly rivalry and was in fact quite close with in a personal capacity.