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Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
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| Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb |
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| In office 1987 – 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Pflimlin |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Barón Crespo |
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| Born | March 27, 1925 |
| Political party | Conservatives, European Democrats |
Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (born March 27, 1925) is a British Conservative politician and farmers' leader.
He was a senior figure in the National Farmers Union, becoming its President 1970-1979, and was a member of the committee of enquiry into Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks in 1967.
He was elected Member of the European Parliament for the Cotswolds seat in 1979 and remained in the European Parliament until 1999, being President of the European Parliament 1987-1989.
He was made a Life peer as Baron Plumb, of Coleshill in the County of Warwickshire on April 6, 1987. He is also Chancellor of Coventry University.
 Presidents of the European Parliament |
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| Common Assembly (1952–1958) | Paul-Henri Spaak · Alcide De Gasperi · Giuseppe Pella · Hans Furler |
| Parliamentary Assembly (1958–1962) | Robert Schuman · Hans Furler |
| Appointed Parliament (1962–1979) | Gaetano Martino · Jean Duvieusart · Victor Leemans · Alain Poher · Mario Scelba · Walter Behrendt · Cornelis Berkhouwer · Georges Spénale · Emilio Colombo |
| European Parliament (1979–present) | Simone Veil · Piet Dankert · Pierre Pflimlin · Henry Plumb · Enrique Barón · Egon Klepsch · Klaus Hänsch · José María Gil-Robles · Nicole Fontaine · Pat Cox · Josep Borrell · Hans-Gert Pöttering |
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