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Fred Peart, Baron Peart

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Thomas Frederick 'Fred' Peart, Baron Peart (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.

Peart qualified as a teacher at the University of Durham in 1936. He served in World War II, gaining the rank of Captain.

Peart was elected Member of Parliament for Workington in 1945, serving until 1976. He initially served as PPS to the Minister of Agriculture and later served as Leader of both the House of Commons and House of Lords, as well as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Peart was made a life peer in 1976 as Baron Peart, of Workington in the County of Cumbria.


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The Lord Shackleton | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Lord Privy Seal
1968 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
The Lord Shackleton

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Joseph Godber | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1974–1976 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
John Silkin

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The Lord Shepherd | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Lord Privy Seal
1976–1979 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Sir Ian Gilmour

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