Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell
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Solicitor General for England and Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 7 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sir Michael Havers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sir Ian Percival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the House of Lords | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life peerage 9 July 1992 – 14 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Warley West Rowley Regis and Tipton (1966–1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 31 March 1966 – 16 March 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Arthur Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | John Spellar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Peter Kingsley Archer 20 November 1926 Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 June 2012 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | London School of Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell,
Early life and education
Archer was born in
Career
Archer joined the Labour Party in 1947.
While in opposition, Archer was a member of the
After boundary changes for the
From 1992 to 1999 he was Chairman of the
He was described as being an "extremely active" member of the Fabian Society, sitting on their executive committee between 1974 and 1986 and was chairman between 1980 and 1981. From 1993 until his death, he was their President,[2] and over the same period served as President of Uniting for Peace (formerly the World Disarmament Campaign), and of the One World Trust.[4]
A Methodist, he married Margaret Smith in 1954 and they had one son.
Character
Archer was described as being a "vigorous campaigner" for human rights who had a commitment to world government.[1] Paying tribute to him in The Independent, Tam Dalyell said: "Archer was one of those rare politicians who made judgements and whose actions followed what he believed to be right and eschewed what was wrong. ... Archer was an idealist, but an idealist with his feet on the ground, commanding respect and using every moment of his long public life constructively."[2]
Publications
- Archer, Peter (1956). The Queen's Courts. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Archer, Peter (1957). Social Welfare and the Citizen. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Archer, Peter (1963). Communism and the Law. London: The Bodley Head.
- Archer, Peter; Mackay, William Hugh (1966). Freedom at Stake. London: The Bodley Head.
- Archer, Peter (1969). Human Rights. London: Fabian Society.
- Archer, Peter (1973). Tribunals: a social court?. London: Fabian Society.
- Archer, Peter (1978). The Role of the Law Officers. London: Fabian Society.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lord Archer of Sandwell". The Daily Telegraph. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Dalyell, Tam (16 June 2012). "Lord Archer of Sandwell: Politician who became a leading human rights campaigner". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Langdon, Julia (15 June 2012). "Lord Archer of Sandwell obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Archer of Sandwell, Baron". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. July 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Lord Archer of Sandwell". Amnesty International. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "No. 52990". The London Gazette. 14 July 1992. p. 11831.
- ^ Marsden, Sam (23 February 2009). "Delays led to thousands receiving contaminated blood". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
External links
- 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