Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington

Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (6 June 1919 – 9 July 2018) was a British Conservative politician.^[1]

The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington
6th Secretary General of NATO
In office 25 June 1984 – 1 July 1988
Preceded by	Joseph Luns
Succeeded by	Manfred Wörner
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 4 May 1979 – 5 April 1982
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	David Owen
Succeeded by	Francis Pym
Secretary of State for Energy
In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Eric Varley
Secretary of State for Defence
In office 20 June 1970 – 8 January 1974
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Denis Healey
Succeeded by	Ian Gilmour
Leader of the House of Lords
In office 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	The Viscount Hailsham
Succeeded by	The Earl of Longford
Minister without Portfolio
In office 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	Bill Deedes
Succeeded by	George Thomson
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 14 October 1959 – 20 October 1963
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	The Earl of Selkirk
Succeeded by	The Earl Jellicoe
Personal details
Born	(1919-06-06)6 June 1919 Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Died	9 July 2018(2018-07-09) (aged 99)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Iona Maclean
Children	Alexandra Virginia Rupert
Alma mater	Sandhurst
Awards	Military Cross
Military service
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1939–1949 (inactive from 1945)
Rank	Major (Hon.) Captain
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	World War II

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. He was the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

Carington died on 9 July 2018, aged 99.^[2][3]