Peter Walker

Mr Peter Edward Walker

Rush ID: 8800

Details

Born:: 25 March 1932
Died:: 23 June 2010
Birth place:: UK
Gender:: Male
Ethnicity:: White
Ethnic minority:: No
Religion:: Unknown
Aristocratic connections:: false
Formative occupation:: Company director
Election occupation:: Company director
Parentage:: Sydney Walker
Notes:: None
Knighthood/Dame:: False
Highest Office:: Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:: 4
Education level:: Secondary

References

Rush ID:: 8800
MNIS ID:: 1045
Wikidata Entity ID:: Q333858
Parliament ID:: Not set
Beamish Person ID:: Not set
They work for you ID:: 22072

Name changes

WALKER, Peter (1932- )

Peerages

Baron Walker of Worcester

Life

1992

Constituencies

Worcester

Party:	Conservative
Year of election:	1961*
Date of election:	16 March 1961
Nature of election:	By-election
Nature of service:	First entry
Year of exit:	1992
Date of exit:	9 April 1992
Party:	Conservative
Nature of exit:	Retirement
Sponsorship:	None known
Constituency connections:	None known
Notes:	None

Unsuccessful candidate in

Dartford

Connection with constituency:	None known
Year of election:	1959
Date of election:	Thu 8th Oct 1959
Nature of election:	General election
Party:	Conservative
Notes:

Dartford

Connection with constituency:	None known
Year of election:	1955
Date of election:	Thu 26th May 1955
Nature of election:	General election
Party:	Conservative
Notes:

Ministerial offices

PPS 1963-1964

to Selwyn Lloyd, as Leader of the Commons
Minister of Housing and Local Government 1970
Secretary of State for Environment 1970-1972
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1972-1974
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1979-1983
Secretary of State for Energy 1983-1987
Secretary of State for Wales 1987-1992

Schools

Latymer School

Marriages

Pout, Tessa

Year: 1969

Notes: 3 sons, 1 daughter

Relationships

Parent of Robin Walker

Parties

Conservative Party Member

Political organisations

Young Conservatives officer

1958-1960

Chairman

Clubs