Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell
The Lord Archer of Sandwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archer in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Margaret Smith (m. 1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | London School of Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.