Fred Peart, Baron Peart

The Right Honourable
The Lord Peart
PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Peart PC
	Peart in 1959
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords; Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
	In office; 4 May 1979 – 4 November 1982
Leader	James 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	James Callaghan
Preceded by	The Lord Shepherd
Succeeded by	The Lord Soames
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
	In office; 10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	James 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
Leader
Shadow Cabinet offices
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
	In office; 7 December 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 – 7 December 1972
Leader	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Cledwyn Hughes
Succeeded by	Norman Buchan
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	William Whitelaw
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 23 September 1976 – 26 August 1988; Life Peerage
Member of Parliament; for Workington
	In office; 5 July 1945 – 23 September 1976
Preceded by	Thomas Cape
Succeeded by	Richard Page
Personal details
Born	30 April 1914; Durham, England
Died	26 August 1988 (aged 74); London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Bette Lewis (m. 1945)
Children	1
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.