Peter Tapsell (British politician)

Sir Peter Tapsell
Tapsell at Prime Minister's Questions in September 2012
Father of the House of Commons
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
SpeakerJohn Bercow
Preceded byAlan Williams
Succeeded bySir Gerald Kaufman
Member of Parliament
for Louth and Horncastle
Horncastle (1966–1983), East Lindsey (1983–1997)
In office
31 March 1966 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byJohn Maitland (Horncastle) & Michael Brotherton (Louth)
Succeeded byVictoria Atkins
Member of Parliament
for Nottingham West
In office
8 October 1959 – 25 September 1964
Preceded byTom O'Brien
Succeeded byMichael English
Personal details
Born
Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell

(1930-02-01)1 February 1930
Hove, Sussex, England
Died17 August 2018(2018-08-17) (aged 88)
Roughton, Lincolnshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Cecilia Hawke
(m. 1963; div. 1971)
Gabrielle Mahieu
(m. 1974)
Children1
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1948–1950
RankSecond lieutenant
UnitRoyal Sussex Regiment

Sir Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell (1 February 1930 – 17 August 2018) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle. He served in the House of Commons continuously from 1966 until 2015, and was also previously an MP from 1959 to 1964. He was Father of the House between 2010 and 2015. With a total parliamentary service of 54 years, he is one of the longest-serving MPs in British history.