Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
British politician and farmer (1925–2022)
Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, DL (27 March 1925 – 15 April 2022) was a British farmer turned politician. He was the leader of the National Farmers Union.
The Lord Plumb | |
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.jpg) Plumb in 2001 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 27 April 1987 – 3 November 2017 Life peerage | |
| President of the European Parliament | |
| In office January 1987 – July 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Pflimlin |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Barón |
| Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament | |
| In office 9 February 1982 – 7 July 1987 | |
| Preceded by | James Scott-Hopkins |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Prout |
| Member of the European Parliament for Cotswolds | |
| In office 7 June 1979 – 10 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Henry Plumb 27 March 1925 Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 15 April 2022 (aged 97) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | European Democrats |
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Plumb later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament. He served as an MEP from 1979 to 1999, serving as President of the European Parliament from 1987 to 1989, the only Briton to hold the post.[1]
Plumb was made a Life peer as Baron Plumb, of Coleshill in the County of Warwickshire on 6 April 1987.[2] He was also Chancellor of Coventry University between 1995 and 2007 and a founder of leading EU lobbying law firm Alber & Geiger.
Plumb died on 15 April 2022, aged 97.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Lord Charles Henry Plumb". Website. Alber & Geiger. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ "No. 50886". The London Gazette. 9 April 1087. p. 4745.
- ↑ Tributes paid to former NFU President Lord Plumb who has died aged 97
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