The Lord Plumb | |
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![]() 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 20 January 1987 – 25 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 |
President of National Farmers' Union of England and Wales | |
In office 4 February 1970 – 1 February 1979 | |
Deputy | Richard C. Butler |
Preceded by | Gwilym Williams |
Succeeded by | Richard C. Butler |
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 |
Spouse |
Marjorie Dunn
(m. 1947; died 2019) |
Children | 3 |
Occupation |
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Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, DL (27 March 1925 – 15 April 2022) was a British politician and farmer who went into politics as a leader of the National Farmers' Union. He later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He served as an MEP from 1979 to 1999, and was President of the European Parliament from 1987 to 1989, the only Briton to hold the post.