The Lord Rippon of Hexham | |
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.jpg) Rippon in 1970 | |
| Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament | |
| In office 17 April 1977 – 7 July 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Kirk |
| Succeeded by | James Scott-Hopkins |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 4 March 1974 – 11 February 1975 | |
| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | James Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Maudling |
| Secretary of State for the Environment | |
| In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Peter Walker |
| Succeeded by | Tony Crosland |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 25 July 1970 – 5 November 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Anthony Barber |
| Succeeded by | John Davies |
| Minister of Technology | |
| In office 20 June 1970 – 25 July 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Tony Benn |
| Succeeded by | John Davies |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 1969 – 20 June 1970 | |
| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Reginald Maudling |
| Succeeded by | George Thomson |
| Member of Parliament for Hexham | |
| In office 31 March 1966 – 18 May 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Speir |
| Succeeded by | Alan Amos |
| Member of Parliament for Norwich South | |
| In office 26 May 1955 – 25 September 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Norwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1924 Penn, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 28 January 1997 (aged 72) Broomfield, Somerset, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon, Baron Rippon of Hexham, PC QC (28 May 1924 – 28 January 1997) was a British Conservative Party politician. He is most known for drafting the European Communities Act 1972 which took the United Kingdom into the European Communities on 1 January 1973. He was Chairman of the European-Atlantic Group.