Peter Hardy

Mr Peter Hardy

Rush ID: 8795

Details

Born:
17 July 1931
Died:
16 December 2003
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
School teacher
Election occupation:
School teacher
Parentage:
Lawrence Hardy, miner, of Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Notes:
Obituary in The Guardian, 18/12/2003.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8795
MNIS ID:
1043
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q7174535
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1887
They work for you ID:
22067

Name changes

  1. HARDY, Peter (1931-2003)

Peerages

  1. Baron Hardy of Wath

    Life

    1997

Constituencies

  1. Wentworth

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: 9 June 1983
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: NACODS
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None
  2. Rother Valley

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1970
    Date of election: 18 June 1970
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Relocation
    Sponsorship: NUPE
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Sheffield Hallam

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election: Thu 31st Mar 1966
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  2. Scarborough and Whitby

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: Thu 15th Oct 1964
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1976-1977

    to Anthony Crosland, as Foreign Secretary

  2. PPS 1974-1976

    to Anthony Crosland, as Secretary of State for the Environment

  3. PPS 1977-1979

    to David Owen, as Foreign Secretary

Higher education

  1. Sheffield, University of

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Wath-upon-Dearne Grammar School

Marriages

  1. Brookes, Margaret Anne

    Year: 1954

    Notes: 2 sons

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

Local governments

  1. Wath-on-Dearne UDC

    Councillor

    1960-1970

Trade unions

  1. National Union of Public Employees Member