Peter Mills | |
Office1: | Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon |
Term1: | 1983-1987 |
Office2: | Member of Parliament for West Devon |
Term2: | February 1974-1983 |
Office3: | Member of Parliament for Torrington |
Term3: | 1964-February 1974 |
Party: | Conservative |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1921 |
Sir Peter McLay Mills (22 September 1921 – 16 August 1993) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Torrington from 1964 to 1974, West Devon from 1974 to 1983 and Torridge and West Devon from 1983 to 1987.[1] [2] While an MP he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1972, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Ireland Office from 1972 to 1974, and was knighted for his work in 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours List.[2]
Mills performed the official opening of the Meldon Reservoir in September 1972.