Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester
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The Right Honourable The Lord Walker of Worcester MBE PC |
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| Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 13 June 1987 – 4 May 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Edwards |
| Succeeded by | David Hunt |
| Secretary of State for Energy | |
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In office 11 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Nigel Lawson |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Parkinson |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 11 June 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Silkin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jopling |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 29 October 1974 – 18 February 1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Succeeded by | George Younger |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | John Davies |
| Succeeded by | Tony Benn |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | John Davies |
| Succeeded by |
Peter Shore (Trade) Tony Benn (Industry) |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | |
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In office 15 October 1970 – 5 November 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Rippon |
| Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |
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In office 19 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Tony Crosland (Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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Member of Parliament for Worcester |
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In office 16 March 1961 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | George Ward |
| Succeeded by | Peter Luff |
| Personal details | |
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25 March 1932 Brentford, England, UK |
| Died | 23 June 2010 (aged 78) Worcester, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester MBE PC (25 March 1932 – 23 June 2010) was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet as the Environment Secretary (1970–72), Trade and Industry Secretary (1972–74), Agriculture Minister (1979–83), Energy Secretary (1983–87) and Welsh Secretary (1987–90). He was a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Worcester from 1961 to 1992. He was made a life peer in 1992.
In 1958 he became the youngest to-date National Chairman of the Young Conservatives. Walker was a founder of the Tory Reform Group, and served as Chairman of the Carlton Club.
He died in 2010, shortly after his son, Robin Walker, had been elected the Conservative MP for Worcester.
Walker was educated at Latymer Upper School in London. He did not go to college or university.
Walker rose through the ranks of the Conservative Party's youth wing, the Young Conservatives. He was a branch chairman at the age of 14, and later National Chairman. He fought the Parliamentary seat of Dartford in the general elections of 1955 and 1959, being beaten each time by Labour's Sydney Irving.
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