Peter Rees, Baron Rees

The Lord Rees
Peter Rees
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byLeon Brittan
Succeeded byJohn MacGregor
Member of Parliament
for Dover
In office
18 June 1970 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byDavid Ennals
Succeeded byDavid Shaw
Personal details
Born
Peter Wynford Innes Rees

(1926-12-09)9 December 1926
Camberley, Surrey, England
Died30 November 2008(2008-11-30) (aged 81)
Lambeth, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Anthea Wendell
(m. 1969)
Alma mater

Peter Wynford Innes Rees, Baron Rees, PC, QC (9 December 1926 – 30 November 2008) was a British Conservative politician and barrister. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover and Deal from 1974 to 1983 and MP for Dover from 1970 to 1974 and 1983 to 1987. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1983 until 1985. He was created a life peer as Baron Rees, of Goytre, in 1987.[1][2]

  1. ^ Pearce, Edward (3 December 2008). "Obituary: Lord Rees". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Lord Rees". The Telegraph. London. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2016.