Peter Melchett

Peter Robert Henry Mond, 4th Baron Melchett (born 24 February 1948), also known as Peter Melchett, son of the British Steel Corporation Chairman Sir Julian Mond and Sonia Melchett (now Sinclair), was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read Law. He went on to take an MA in Criminology at Keele University, and later researched cannabis addiction at the London School of Economics.

Lord Melchett succeeded to his titles in 1973 upon the death of his father. When Labour won re-election in October 1974 he was made a Lord-in-Waiting (House of Lords whip) by Harold Wilson. In 1975 he was made a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Industry. When James Callaghan succeeded Wilson in 1976 he moved to become Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office.

Announcing himself sick of the 'lying game' of Westminster politics, Melchett withdrew, working first for the Ramblers' Association appointment President 1981 - 1984 and Vice President since 1984. Lord Melchett then took up position of Executive Director of Greenpeace UK in 1989.

Himself the owner of an 890-acre (360 hectares) farm at Ringstead near Hunstanton, Lord Melchett was arrested in 1999 when he was present at an environmental protest against a genetically modified crop trial, at which crops were destroyed by campaigners. Melchett spent a night in Norwich Prison before being released on bail. The case came to court in 2000 when Melchett and his 27 co-defendants were unanimously acquitted of criminal damage. In the same year he retired as Greenpeace's Executive Director, but remained on the organisation's board.

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