Peter William Hewlett (born 18 July 1941) is a Zimbabwean farmer and politician who served as a member of Parliament in the House of Assembly from 1990 to 2000.
Hewlett was born on 18 July 1941 in Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia (now Masvingo, Zimbabwe).
[1] He decided to become a farmer like his parents, and went to the United States for two years to study modern farming methods.
[1] After his two-year tour of study, Hewlett returned to Southern Rhodesia and leased a farm near Fort Victoria.
[8] In March 1992, after Parliament passed legislation allowing for seizure of white-owned farms with partial compensation, Hewlett warned that the law would destroy the Zimbabwean economy.
[4][9] In the April 1995 election, Hewlett was reelected to parliament unopposed for the newly created Kwekwe North constituency.