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Peter Heathfield -LRB- 2 March 1929 -- 4 May 2010 -RRB- was a British trade unionist who was general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers -LRB- NUM -RRB- between 1984 and 1992 , including the period of the miners ' strike of 1984 / 85 .. National Union of Mineworkers. National Union of Mineworkers ( Great Britain ). He was born in Somercotes , near Alfreton in Derbyshire , moving to Chesterfield with his family as a child .. Somercotes. Somercotes. Alfreton. Alfreton. Derbyshire. Derbyshire. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. After leaving school he worked in a colliery drawing office , before starting underground work at the Williamthorpe coal mine .. Williamthorpe. Williamthorpe. coal mine. coal mine. He became active in the North Derbyshire region of the NUM , and the local Labour Party , and attended education courses at Sheffield University 's extramural department .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire. Labour Party. Labour Party ( UK ). Sheffield University. Sheffield University. He also became a local councillor in Chesterfield , and unsuccessfully sought nomination as a Labour candidate in the 1964 General Election for Ilkeston .. Chesterfield. Chesterfield. 1964 General Election. United Kingdom general election, 1964. Ilkeston. Ilkeston. In 1966 , he was elected to a full-time post in the NUM , rising to become vice-president of the Derbyshire NUM in 1970 and Derbyshire area secretary in 1973 .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire. Although tipped to become national president of the NUM in 1981 , he stood aside to support the younger Arthur Scargill as the left-wing candidate .. Arthur Scargill. Arthur Scargill. In January 1984 , he was elected general secretary of the NUM , taking over the post in March , five days before the strike began .. He backed Scargill 's handling throughout the dispute , retiring from the position of general secretary in 1992 .