Peter Martin Watt was born on 20 July 1969 and was the General Secretary of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom from January 2006 until he resigned in November 2007 as a result of the Donorgate affair.
13 Facts About Peter Watt
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Peter Watt is working for Hammersmith council directing all services relating to children.
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From 1989 to 1992 Peter Watt trained as a nurse at a predecessor institution to Bournemouth University, then worked for Poole Hospital NHS Trust.
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Peter Watt is married to Claire, living in Leicestershire, together they have seven children and three grandchildren.
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Peter Watt returned to the Labour Party head office as Director of Finance and Compliance in 2005, a role that bridges legal and financial party issues and usually includes a tacit role of enforcing party discipline and sorting out internal disputes.
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Peter Watt was appointed as general secretary by the Party's National Executive Committee on 7 November 2005.
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Peter Watt was not the candidate favoured by Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Tony Blair, but won the NEC vote by some margin over his eventual successor Ray Collins.
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Peter Watt said that he had not appreciated that he had failed to comply with the reporting requirements.
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Peter Watt revealed he had known about the arrangement for about a year.
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From March 2008 to December 2010 Peter Watt was Chief Executive of The Campaign Company, a Croydon based communications consultancy.
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In January 2010, Peter Watt published the book Inside Out, written with Isabel Oakeshott, describing his experiences as a senior Party official and his time as General Secretary of the Party.
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On 26 September 2011, Peter Watt joined the NSPCC as Director of Child Protection, Advice and Awareness, on the NSPCC Executive Board.
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Peter Watt's role includes being Head of the NSPCC's Helpline.