Robert Carr

The Right Honourable The Lord Carr of Hadley PC
Formal portrait, 1951
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 4 March 1974 – 11 February 1975
Leader	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Denis Healey
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Howe
Ministerial offices Home Secretary In office 18 July 1972 – 4 March 1974 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by Reginald Maudling Succeeded by Roy Jenkins Lord President of the Council Leader of the House of Commons In office 7 April 1972 – 5 November 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Jim Prior Secretary of State for Employment In office 20 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by Barbara Castle Succeeded by Maurice Macmillan
Parliamentary representation Member of Parliament for Carshalton In office 28 February 1974 – 15 January 1976 Preceded by Walter Elliot Succeeded by Nigel Forman Member of Parliament for Mitcham In office 23 February 1950 – 8 February 1974 Preceded by Tom Braddock Succeeded by Constituency abolished Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office 15 January 1976 – 17 February 2012 Life peerage
Personal details
Born	Leonard Robert Carr (1916-11-11)11 November 1916 North Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died	17 February 2012(2012-02-17) (aged 95) Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Joan Twining ​ (m. 1943)​
Children	3
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Leonard Robert Carr, Baron Carr of Hadley, PC (11 November 1916 – 17 February 2012) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Home Secretary from 1972 to 1974. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 26 years, and later served in the House of Lords as a life peer.