Peter Vanneck

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Sir Peter Vanneck
Birth name	Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck
Born	(1922-01-07)7 January 1922 London
Died	2 August 1999(1999-08-02) (aged 77) London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Years of service	1940–1949 (RN) 1949–1950 (RAFVR) 1950-after 1967 (RAuxAF)
Rank	Air Commodore[1]
Service number	205378 (RAuxAF)
Battles/wars	Second World War Last battle of the battleship Bismarck
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (1977) Companion of the Order of the Bath (1973) Air Force Cross (1955) Air Efficiency Award (1954) Knight of Justice of the Order of St John (1959) Commander, Legion of Honour (France) (1981) Grand Officer, Order of the Crown (Belgium) (1983)
Relations	Lord Huntingfield (father) Lord Stevenson of Coddenham (son-in-law)

Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck GBE CB AFC AE DL (7 January 1922 – 2 August 1999) was a British Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician. He made notable contributions to Anglo-French relations as Lord Mayor of London and as a Member of the European Parliament.