Fred Peart, Baron Peart
Thomas Frederick Peart, Baron Peart PC (* the thirtieth April 1914 in Durham , England ; † 26. August 1988 ) was a British politician of the Labor Party .
biography
After attending school, Peart studied at the University of Durham , graduating in 1936 and then teaching . During the Second World War he served in the British Army and was last promoted to captain .
After the war, he began his political career when he was a candidate of the Labor Party in the general election on 5 July 1945 for the first time as a deputy in the lower house ( House of Commons ) has been selected and there the to 1976 constituency Workington represented.
After the Labor Party won the general election in 1964, Prime Minister Harold Wilson appointed him Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in his cabinet. After a government reshuffle in 1968, he was first Lord Seal Keeper and then from 1968 until the end of Wilson's first term in 1970, Lord President of the Council . At the same time he was from 1968 to 1970 leader of the majority faction of the Labor Party in the lower house and thus Leader of the House of Commons .
Harold Wilson reappointed him Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food after Labor's victory in the general election of February 28, 1974 ; Peart held this office until 1976.
After retiring from the House, he was on 23 September 1976 as a Life Peer with the title Baron Peart , of Workington in the county of Cumbria , in the nobility raised and belonged until his death in the upper house ( House of Lords ) to. Between 1976 and 1979 he was once again Lord Seal Keeper in the cabinet of Wilson's successor James Callaghan and at the same time Leader of the House of Lords as leader of the majority faction in the House of Lords .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Soames | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1964–1966 |
Cledwyn Hughes |
| Edward Shackleton |
Lord Seal Keeper 1968 |
Edward Shackleton |
| Richard Crossman |
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council 1968–1970 |
William Whitelaw |
| Joseph Godber | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1974–1976 |
John Silkin |
| Malcolm Shepherd |
Leader of the House of Lords 1976-1979 |
Christopher Soames |
| Malcolm Shepherd | Lord Seal Keeper 1976–1979 |
Ian Gilmour |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peart, Fred, Baron Peart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peart, Thomas Frederick Peart Baron (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durham |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1988 |