Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester

The Right Honourable The Lord Walker of Worcester MBE PC
Secretary of State for Wales
In office 13 June 1987 – 4 May 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Nicholas Edwards
Succeeded by	David Hunt
Secretary of State for Energy
In office 11 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Nigel Lawson
Succeeded by	Cecil Parkinson
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office 4 May 1979 – 11 June 1983
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Silkin
Succeeded by	Michael Jopling
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office 29 October 1974 – 18 February 1975
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Ian Gilmour
Succeeded by	George Younger
President of the Board of Trade
In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	John Davies
Succeeded by	Tony Benn
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	John Davies
Succeeded by	Peter Shore (Trade) Tony Benn (Industry)
Secretary of State for the Environment
In office 15 October 1970 – 5 November 1972
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Rippon
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government
In office 19 June 1970 – 15 October 1970
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Tony Crosland (Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 8 July 1992 – 23 June 2010 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Worcester
In office 16 March 1961 – 16 March 1992
Preceded by	George Ward
Succeeded by	Peter Luff
Personal details
Born	Peter Edward Walker (1932-03-25)25 March 1932 Brentford, England
Died	23 June 2010(2010-06-23) (aged 78) Worcester, England
Political party	Conservative
Children	5 (including Robin)
Education	Latymer Upper School

Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, MBE, PC (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.

Walker became the youngest National Chairman of the Young Conservatives in 1958.^[1] He was a founder of the Tory Reform Group, and served as Chairman of the Carlton Club.