Sir Anthony Meyer | |
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 Meyer in 1941 | |
| Member of Parliament for Clwyd North West (West Flintshire, 1970–1983) | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Birch |
| Succeeded by | Rod Richards |
| Member of Parliament for Eton and Slough | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Fenner Brockway |
| Succeeded by | Joan Lestor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony John Charles Meyer 27 October 1920 London, England |
| Died | 24 December 2004 (aged 84) London, England |
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| Spouse |
Barbadee Knight (m. 1941) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Sir Frank Meyer (father) |
| Relatives | Sir Carl Meyer (grandfather) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet (27 October 1920 – 24 December 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative and later Liberal Democrat politician, best known for standing against Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989. In spite of his staunch conservative views on economic policy,[citation needed] his passionate support of increased British integration into the European Union led to him becoming increasingly marginalised in Thatcher's Conservative Party.
After being deselected as a Conservative parliamentary candidate for the 1992 general election, Meyer became policy director of the European Movement, and in 1998 he joined the Pro-Euro Conservative Party. After that disbanded in 2001, he became a member of the Liberal Democrats.