Fred Peart, Baron Peart

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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.

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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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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