Lord Archer (1926-2012)

Andrew Harrop

The Fabian Society is saddened by the loss yesterday of the Fabian Society president Lord Archer of Sandwell.

Peter Archer was elected as an MP in 1966 and served as Solicitor-General between 1974 and 1979 and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 1983 and 1987. He recieved a life peerage as Baron Archer of Sandwell in 1992.

Lord Archer first joined the Fabian Society in 1956 and served as President of the Society from 1993.
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