Sir Peter Tapsell | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sir_Peter_Tapsell_PMQs_(cropped).jpg) Tapsell at Prime Minister's Questions in September 2012 | |
| Father of the House of Commons | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Speaker | John Bercow |
| Preceded by | Alan Williams |
| Succeeded by | Sir 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 by | John Maitland (Horncastle) & Michael Brotherton (Louth) |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Atkins |
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham West | |
| In office 8 October 1959 – 25 September 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Tom O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Michael English |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell 1 February 1930 Hove, Sussex, England |
| Died | 17 August 2018 (aged 88) Roughton, Lincolnshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Cecilia Hawke
(m. 1963; div. 1971)Gabrielle Mahieu (m. 1974) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1948–1950 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal 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.