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Fred Peart

The Right Honourable
The Lord Peart
PC
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
In office
4 May 1979 – 4 November 1982
Leader Jim Callaghan
Michael Foot
Preceded by The Lord Carrington
Succeeded by The Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos
Leader of the House of Lords
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister Jim Callaghan
Preceded by The Lord Shepherd
Succeeded by The Lord Soames
Lord Privy Seal
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister Jim Callaghan
Preceded by The Lord Shepherd
Succeeded by Ian Gilmour
In office
6 April 1968 – 1 November 1968
Prime Minister Harold Wilson
Preceded by The Lord Shackleton
Succeeded by The Lord Shackleton
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
5 March 1974 – 10 September 1976
Prime Minister Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded by Joseph Godber
Succeeded by John Silkin
In office
18 October 1964 – 6 April 1968
Prime Minister Harold Wilson
Preceded by Christopher Soames
Succeeded by Cledwyn Hughes
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office
10 April 1972 – 5 March 1974
Leader Harold Wilson
Preceded by George Thomson
Succeeded by Ian Gilmour
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
16 December 1971 – 10 April 1972
Leader Harold Wilson
Preceded by Cledwyn Hughes
Succeeded by ???
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
20 June 1970 – 16 December 1971
Leader Harold Wilson
Preceded by Selwyn Lloyd (1965)
Succeeded by Michael Foot
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
In office
1 November 1968 – 20 June 1970
Prime Minister Harold Wilson
Preceded by Dick Crossman
Succeeded by Willie Whitelaw
Member of Parliament
for Workington
In office
5 July 1945 – 23 September 1976
Preceded by Thomas Cape
Succeeded by Richard Page
Personal details
Born (1914-04-30)30 April 1914
Durham, England, UK
Died 26 August 1988(1988-08-26) (aged 74)
Political party Labour
Alma mater Durham 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.

The son of Emerson Featherstone Peart, a headmaster and leading Labour member of Durham County Council, and Florence Blissenden, Peart himself qualified as a teacher at the University of Durham in 1936. He served in the Royal Artillery 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 & Fisheries (Tom Williams).

Peart, along with the rest of the Labour Party, went into opposition after Sir Winston Churchill's 1951 election victory. In 1964, he returned to government after Harold Wilson defeated Sir Alec Douglas-Home at that year's election. He was appointed to the Cabinet holding the Cabinet post of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. His tenure saw advances in pay for agricultural labourers, and in technology. In 1968, Peart became Lord Privy Seal, with no particular responsibilities. Seven months later, Peart became Leader of the House of Commons, taking the subsidiary title Lord President of the Council. After Labour lost the 1970 election, Peart returned to opposition as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. He held that position until December 1971, when he became Shadow Agriculture Minister. When Labour returned to power, Peart once more took the Agriculture portfolio.


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