Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell
- For other people named Peter Archer, see Peter Archer (disambiguation). For Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, see Jeffrey Archer.
| The Right Honourable The Lord Archer of Sandwell PC |
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| Born | Peter Kingsley Archer 20 November 1926 |
| Political party | Labour |
Peter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, PC (born 20 November 1926), is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.
He was previously the Member of Parliament for Rowley Regis and Tipton and for Warley West, having first been elected in the 1966 general election until his leaving the House of Commons at the 1992 general election.[1] After that he received a life peerage as Baron Archer of Sandwell, of Sandwell in the County of West Midlands.[2] In 1998 he successfully proposed an amendment to the Crime and Disorder Bill which abolished the death penalty for treason and piracy with violence.
He held the post of Solicitor General from 7 March 1974 to 4 May 1979 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1983 to 1987
He is the Vice-Chair of the All-Party Group for World Governance, [1] and is President of the One World Trust, of the World Disarmament Campaign, and of the Fabian Society. [2]
Lord Archer also chaired the Enemy Property Claims Assessment panel which, at time of writing ( 29 December 2007 ) has paid out more than £21m - 10 times its budget - to individuals claiming back funds which had been frozen by the British government during the Second World War. The panel revealed that, in all, 400 claims had been successful, indicating that the average payout had been in the region of £50,000.
He has been married since 1954, has a son born in 1962, and has one grandson.
[edit] Affiliations
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/peter-archer/26469
- ^ London Gazette: no. 52990. p. 11831. 14 July 1992. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
[edit] External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Henderson |
Member of Parliament for Rowley Regis and Tipton 1966–Feb 1974 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Warley West Feb 1974–1992 |
Succeeded by John Spellar |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Michael Havers |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Sir Ian Percival |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Don Concannon |
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Kevin McNamara |
- 1926 births
- Living people
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- Alumni of University College London
- Solicitors General for England and Wales
- Bevin Boys
