| The Right Honourable The Lord Peart PC | |
| In office 18th October 1964 – 6th April 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Christopher Soames |
| Succeeded by | Cledwyn Hughes |
| In office 5th March 1974 – 10th September 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Joseph Godber |
| Succeeded by | John Silkin |
| In office 6th April – 1st November 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | The Lord Shackleton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Shackleton |
| In office 1st November 1968 – 20th June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Richard Crossman |
| Succeeded by | Willie Whitelaw |
| In office 10th September 1976 – 4th May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | The Lord Shepherd |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Soames (as Leader of the House of Lords) Sir Ian Gilmour, Bart. (as Lord Privy Seal) |
| Born | 30 April 1914 |
| Died | 26 August 1988 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Thomas Frederick "Fred" Peart, Baron Peart, PC (30 April 1914 – 26 August 1988) was a British Labour politician who served in the Labour governments of the 1960s and 1970s and was a candidate for Deputy Leader of the Party. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. The Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Arthur Christopher John Soames Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC ( October 12, 1920 &ndash September Cledwyn Hughes Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, CH, PC, ( 14 September 1916 &ndash 22 February 2001) was a Welsh Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 Joseph Bradshaw Godber Baron Godber of Willington PC ( 17 March 1914 &ndash 25 August 1980) was a British Conservative John Ernest Silkin, ( 18 March 1923 &ndash 26 April 1987) was an English Politician and Solicitor. The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton Baron Shackleton, KG OBE PC ( July 15, 1911 &ndash September 22, 1994) Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton Baron Shackleton, KG OBE PC ( July 15, 1911 &ndash September 22, 1994) The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, known as Dick Crossman, ( 15 December 1907 &ndash 5 April 1974 was a British Labour Party William Stephen Ian Whitelaw 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL (28 June 1918 &ndash 1 July 1999 commonly known as Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position most often Lord President The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 Malcolm Newton Shepherd 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding and also Baron Shepherd of Spalding Peerage PC ( 27 September 1918 &ndash Arthur Christopher John Soames Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC ( October 12, 1920 &ndash September Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC, Bt Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
Peart qualified as a teacher at the University of Durham in 1936. Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name He served in World War II, gaining the rank of Captain. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Peart was elected Member of Parliament for Workington in 1945, serving until 1976. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He initially served as PPS to the Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries (Tom Williams. The PPS is a family of Soviet 762 mm Submachine guns designed in two main variants – the PPS-42 and PPS-43 by A (Thomas "Tom" Williams Baron Williams of Barnburgh, PC ( 18 March 1888 &ndash 29 March 1967) was a Labour Party
Peart, along with the rest of the Labour Party, went into opposition after Sir Winston Churchill's 1951 election victory. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 In 1964, he returned to government after Harold Wilson defeated Sir Alec Douglas-Home at that year's election. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British He was appointed to the Cabinet holding the position Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a senior one. The Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. His tenure saw advances in pay for agricultural labourers, and in technology. In 1968 Peart became Lord Privy Seal, with no particular responsibilities. The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the This was because it suited Wilson to remove him from the Cabinet, but he wanted to keep him in the Cabinet. When the then Leader of the House of Commons was moved seven months later, Peart became Leader of the House of Commons, taking the subsidiary title Lord President of the Council. The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above After Labour lost the 1970 election, Peart returned to opposition. When Labour returned to power, Peart became Agriculture Minister once more. Not long after Wilson stood down in 1976, Peart was made a life peer in 1976 as Baron Peart, of Workington in the County of Cumbria, serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal at a time when the Labour faction in the Lords was tiny compared to the vast Tory majority, mainly composed of hereditary peers, led by the elegant Lord Carrington, a hereditary peer, and Lord Soames, who although only a newly-created life peer was Churchill's son-in-law, and hence a member of the Spencer-Churchill-Vanderbilt family, one of England's and America's grandest aristocratic families. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position most often Lord President The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the Peter Alexander Rupert Carington 6th Baron Carrington and Baron Carington of Upton Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. Arthur Christopher John Soames Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC ( October 12, 1920 &ndash September This was odd territory for a working-class man like Peart, but he handled the affairs of the Lords competently. After Margaret Thatcher won the 1979 election, Peart went into opposition once again. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925
Lord Peart died in 1988.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Cape | Member of Parliament for Workington 1945–1976 | Succeeded by Richard Page |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Christopher Soames | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1964–1968 | Succeeded by Cledwyn Hughes |
| Preceded by The Lord Shackleton | Lord Privy Seal 1968 | Succeeded by The Lord Shackleton |
| Preceded by Richard Crossman | Lord President of the Council 1968–1970 | Succeeded by William Whitelaw |
| Leader of the House of Commons 1968–1970 | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Godber | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1974–1976 | Succeeded by John Silkin |
| Preceded by The Lord Shepherd | Lord Privy Seal 1976–1979 | Succeeded by Sir Ian Gilmour |
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