Fred Peart, Baron Peart

The Lord Peart
Peart in 1959
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
In office
4 May 1979 – 4 November 1982
LeaderJames Callaghan
Michael Foot
Preceded byThe Lord Carrington
Succeeded byThe Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos
Leader of the House of Lords
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byThe Lord Shepherd
Succeeded byThe Lord Soames
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byThe Lord Shepherd
Succeeded byIan Gilmour
In office
6 April 1968 – 1 November 1968
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byThe Lord Shackleton
Succeeded byThe Lord Shackleton
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
5 March 1974 – 10 September 1976
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded byJoseph Godber
Succeeded byJohn Silkin
In office
18 October 1964 – 6 April 1968
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byChristopher Soames
Succeeded byCledwyn Hughes
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office
10 April 1972 – 5 March 1974
LeaderHarold Wilson
Preceded byGeorge Thomson
Succeeded byIan Gilmour
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
16 December 1971 – 10 April 1972
LeaderHarold Wilson
Preceded byCledwyn Hughes
Succeeded by???
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
20 June 1970 – 16 December 1971
LeaderHarold Wilson
Preceded bySelwyn Lloyd (1965)
Succeeded byMichael Foot
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
In office
1 November 1968 – 20 June 1970
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byDick Crossman
Succeeded byWillie Whitelaw
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
23 September 1976 – 26 August 1988
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Workington
In office
5 July 1945 – 23 September 1976
Preceded byThomas Cape
Succeeded byRichard Page
Personal details
Born(1914-04-30)30 April 1914
Durham, England
Died26 August 1988(1988-08-26) (aged 74)
London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Bette Lewis
(m. 1945)
Children1
Alma materDurham University

Thomas Frederick 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.