Peter Lovell-Davis, Baron Lovell-Davis

Peter Lovell Lovell-Davis, Baron Lovell-Davis (born Peter Lovell Davis; 8 July 1924 – 6 January 2001) was a British publishing executive and politician. He was influential in the success of the 1964, 1966 and 1974 general election campaigns for the Labour Party, and his association with Harold Wilson saw him raised to the peerage to serve in government between 1974 and 1976.

Early life and publishing career Davis was born on 8 July 1924 to William Lovell Davis and Winifred Mary Davis. He was educated at Christ's College, Finchley and King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon He qualified as a Spitfire pilot and saw service during World War II. He left the RAF in 1947 after reaching the rank of flight lieutenant and returned to study English at Jesus College, Oxford. The campaign ahead of the 1970 election was criticised as distastefully personal and Wilson vetoed it; Labour went on to lose. He maintained close links with Wilson, and the successful campaign for the February 1974 election saw Wilson's return to government. Davis accepted a life peerage and on 26 June 1974 he was created Baron Lovell-Davis, of Highgate in Greater London. He served under Wilson in the Labour government as a Lord-in-waiting from 1974, becoming Under-Secretary of State for Energy in 1975. In 1976, following Wilson's resignation and James Callaghan's succession as Prime Minister, Lovell-Davis was sacked along with a number of other Wilson supporters.

They had two children: Stephen (b.1955), a photographer Catherine (b.1958)

Peter Lovell-Davis died on 6 January 2001