Richard Shepherd

British politician (1942-2022)

Sir Richard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd (6 December 1942 – 19[1] or 21[2] February 2022) was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Aldridge-Brownhills from 1979 to 2015.

Sir

Richard Shepherd
At Silver Street Methodist Church in Brownhills, 2007
Member of Parliament
for Aldridge-Brownhills
In office
3 May 1979 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byGeoff Edge
Succeeded byWendy Morton
Personal details
Born
Richard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd

(1942-12-06)6 December 1942
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died(2022-02-19)19 February 2022 or
21 February 2022(2022-02-21) (aged 79)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BSc),
Johns Hopkins University (MSc)
ProfessionUnderwriter

References change

  1. "Sir Richard Shepherd, Tory MP and committed Eurosceptic who rebelled over the Maastricht Treaty – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. Bates, Stephen (22 February 2022). "Sir Richard Shepherd obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2022.