Born in 1919, he has been First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for Energy, Defence Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Secretary General of NATO and is now Father of the House of Lords. Who is he?
Secretary General of NATO As of 2018, there are five living former NATO Secretaries General. The most recent Secretary General to die was Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919-2018) The NATO Secretary General chairs several of the senior decision-making bodies of NATO. In addition to the North Atlantic Council, he chairs the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Committee, two of NATO's important military organizations. The Secretary General also leads the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the Mediterranean Cooperation Group, and serves as Join Chairman of the Permanent Joint Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission. In a second role, the Secretary General leads the staff of
Secretary of State for Defence only cabinet-level post representing the military, with the three service ministers – the Secretary of State for War, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Secretary of State for Air, now formally subordinated to the Minister of Defence. The post of Secretary of State for Defence was created on 1 April 1964. The former Cabinet positions of First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Air (responsible for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force respectively) were incorporated into it and the offices of the Admiralty, War Office and the