The Barony of Carrington has been created thrice: once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first barony (which was held along with a Viscountcy) ended in extinction while the remaining two are extant and united under a single holder.
The Right Honourable Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th BaronCarrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, JP, DL (born 6 June 1919) is a British Conservative politician and served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as Secretary-General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.
After the war Carrington became involved in politics and served in the Conservative administrations of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Agriculture and Food from November 1951 to October 1954 and to the Ministry of Defence from October 1954 to October 1956.
Carrington was again Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords from 1974 to 1979.
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