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.

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