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Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL (6 June 1919 – 9 July 2018), was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, Chairman of the General Electric Company from 1983 to ...
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British politician who was secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 1984 to 1988. He previously had served as foreign secretary (1979–82) under Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Learn more about his life and career.
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Peter Carrington was born in Chelsea on 6 June 1919, the only son of the 5th Baron Carrington and Sibyl Colville. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst, and after his father’s death in 1938 he succeeded his father as the 6th Baron when he was just 19 years old.
Jan 31, 2019 · The Eton-educated, 6th Baron Carrington was not a natural ally for Thatcher but as she herself recalled: "Peter had great panache and the ability to identify immediately the main points...
May 23, 2018 · Carrington, Peter, 6th Baron Carrington (b. 1919). Carrington is one of the few hereditary peers to hold high office through the modern Conservative Party. After junior ministerial appointments, Carrington served as high commissioner in Australia 1956–9.
Note from the editor: Whereas Mr Carington’s surname is spelled with a single r, his hereditary title Baron Carrington is spelled with double r. It is Lord Carrington because Peter Carington took his seat in the House of Lords (in 1940) as the 6th Baron Carrington.
Quick Facts. British Celebrities Born In June. Also Known As: Peter Alexander Rupert Carington. Died At Age: 99. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Iona Maclean (m. 1942) father: Rupert Carington, 5th Baron Carrington. mother: Sybil Marion Colville. children: 7th Baron Carrington, Alexandra Carington, Rupert Carington, Virginia Carington. Born Country: England.
