Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, born March 25, 1932, in Brentford, England, and died June 23, 2010, in Worcester, was a British Conservative politician who served in the cabinets of both Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher and represented Worcester in Parliament from 1961 to 1992 before receiving a life peerage. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from May 4, 1979, to June 11, 1983, at the start of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, a return to frontline cabinet office despite not having held a post in her shadow cabinet.
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Defining ContributionA British Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet under both Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher, and sat as Member of Parliament for Worcester from 1961 to 1992. 1 In the Other Atlases
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Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (25 March 1932-23 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served in Cabinet under Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher.
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Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (25 March 1932-23 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served in Cabinet under Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher.
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Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (25 March 1932-23 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served in Cabinet under Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher.
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Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (25 March 1932-23 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served in Cabinet under Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester from 1961 to 1992 and was made a life peer in 1992.
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