Sir Leslie Plummer | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Overseas Food Corporation | |
| In office 16 February 1948 – 30 June 1950 | |
| Succeeded by | Sir Eric Coates |
| Member of Parliament for Deptford | |
| In office 25 October 1951 – 15 April 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Cooper |
| Succeeded by | John Silkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1901 Demerara, British Guiana |
| Died | 15 April 1963 (aged 61) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Beatrice Lapsker |
| Occupation | Newspaper executive |
Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer (2 June 1901 – 15 April 1963), known to his friends as Dick Plummer,[1] was a British farmer, newspaper executive and politician. He was in charge of the Overseas Food Corporation during the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme in the late 1940s; later he became a Labour Party Member of Parliament where he pioneered attempts to outlaw racial discrimination.