Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell

The Right Honourable The Lord Archer of Sandwell QC PC
Archer in 2011
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office 7 March 1974 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Sir Michael Havers
Succeeded by	Sir Ian Percival
Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland In office 31 October 1983 – 13 July 1987 Leader Neil Kinnock Preceded by Don Concannon Succeeded by Kevin McNamara Shadow Secretary of State for Trade In office 24 November 1982 – 31 October 1983 Leader Michael Foot Preceded by John Smith Succeeded by Peter Shore Shadow Attorney General In office 24 November 1981 – 24 November 1982 Leader Michael Foot Preceded by John Morris Succeeded by Arthur Davidson
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life peerage 9 July 1992 – 14 June 2012
Member of Parliament for Warley West Rowley Regis and Tipton (1966–1974)
In office 31 March 1966 – 16 March 1992
Preceded by	Arthur Henderson
Succeeded by	John Spellar
Personal details
Born	Peter Kingsley Archer (1926-11-20)20 November 1926 Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Died	14 June 2012(2012-06-14) (aged 85) Reading, Berkshire, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Margaret Smith ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	1
Alma mater	London School of Economics
Profession	Lawyer

Peter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, QC, PC (20 November 1926 – 14 June 2012), was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 until 1992, when he became a life peer. Between 1974 and 1979 he was Solicitor General for England and Wales.