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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 ...
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- 1939–1949 (inactive from 1945)
- Conservative
Feb 21, 2024 · 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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Jul 10, 2018 · Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former foreign secretary, born 6 June 1919, died 10 July 2018. His warnings against the withdrawal of Britain’s sole patrol vessel in the South...
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Jul 10, 2018 · Last modified on Fri 27 Jul 2018 06.54 EDT. Peter Carrington, Lord Carrington, who has died aged 99, was the longest serving member of the House of Lords. He held office in the governments of...
LORD CARRINGTON. Known for his role in the Falklands War when he was British Foreign Secretary, Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington came to the helm of the North Atlantic Alliance on 25 June 1984. Carrington was particularly refined, cultivated and personable.
May 23, 2018 · views 2,158,285 updated 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.
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (6 June 1919 – 9 July 2018) was a British Conservative politician. He served as British Defence Secretary between 1970 and 1974, Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.
