At the age of 99, the former British Foreign Secretary, Lord Peter Carrington, died.. The death of the politician reports Sky News. He began his career as Minister of Agriculture in the post-war government of Winston Churchill and subsequently held senior positions in the British government, including being the Minister of Defense and the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Teresa May called the death of Lord Carrington "very sad news". His condolences on Twitter also expressed the former head of the British government, David Cameron.