Peter Archer Baron Archer of Sandwell Politician

Peter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, QC, PC (20 November 1926 – 14 June 2012) was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 until 1992, when he became a life peer. Between 1974 and 1979 he was Solicitor General for England and Wales.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Archer Peter Kingsley; Archer of Sandwell Peter Kingsley Archer Baron
Birth dateNovember 20, 1926
Birth namePeter Kingsley Archer
Birth place
England , Staffordshire , Wednesbury
Date of deathJune 14, 2012

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Politician

office
Member of Parliament
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Shadow Attorney General
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade
(Rowley Regis and Tipton (1966-1974)
for Warley West (1974-1992)
party
Labour Party (UK)
prime minister
James Callaghan
successor

Peter Archer Baron Archer of Sandwell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://digital.library.lse.ac.uk/objects/lse:sij458qic