John Peyton, Baron Peyton of Yeovil

The Right Honourable
The Lord Peyton of Yeovil
PC FZS
The Right Honourable The Lord Peyton of Yeovil PC FZS
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
	In office; 19 November 1976 – 4 May 1979
Leader	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Michael Jopling
Succeeded by	Roy Mason
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
	In office; 29 October 1974 – 19 November 1976
Leader	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Jim Prior
Succeeded by	Francis Pym
Minister of Transport
	In office; 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Fred Mulley
Succeeded by	Peter Walker
Member of Parliament; for Yeovil
	In office; 25 October 1951 – 13 May 1983
Preceded by	William Kingsmill
Succeeded by	Paddy Ashdown
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 5 October 1983 – 22 November 2006; Life peerage
Personal details
Born	John Wynne William Peyton; 13 February 1919; London, England
Died	22 November 2006 (aged 87); London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	; Diana Clinch (m. 1947; div. 1966) Mary Cobbold; (m. 1966)
Children	3 (by Clinch)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars

John Wynne William Peyton, Baron Peyton of Yeovil, PC, FZS (13 February 1919 – 22 November 2006) was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Yeovil for over 31 years, from 1951 to 1983, and an early and leading member of the Conservative Monday Club. He served as Minister of Transport (later renamed Minister of Transport Industries in the Department of the Environment) from 1970 to 1974. He was a candidate for leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, losing to Margaret Thatcher.

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