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Sir Peter Kirk | |
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Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament | |
In office 1 January 1973 – 17 April 1977 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Rippon |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 1970–1973 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Sec. of State | The Lord Carrington |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War Financial Secretary to the War Office | |
In office 21 October 1963 – 1 April 1964 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
Sec. of State | James Ramsden |
Preceded by | James Ramsden |
Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden | |
In office 23 March 1965 – 17 April 1977 | |
Preceded by | R. A. Butler |
Succeeded by | Alan Haselhurst |
Member of Parliament for Gravesend | |
In office 26 May 1955 – 25 September 1964 | |
Preceded by | Sir Richard Acland |
Succeeded by | Albert Murray |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Michael Kirk 18 May 1928 Oxford, England |
Died | 17 April 1977 Steeple Bumpstead, England | (aged 48)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Elizabeth Graham |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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Sir Peter Michael Kirk (18 May 1928 – 17 April 1977) was a British writer, broadcaster, Conservative politician, minister in the governments of Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath, and leading European Parliamentarian.