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.
| 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: 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 |