Robert Battersby
Appearance
Robert Christopher Battersby | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 7 June 1979 – 15 June 1989 | |
Constituency | Humberside |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheffield | 14 December 1924
Died | 30 September 2002 | (aged 77)
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | United Kingdom |
Occupation | Member of the European Parliament |
Robert Christopher Battersby KSG CBE (14 December 1924 – 30 September 2002) was British soldier, linguist, diplomat and politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the constituency of Humberside between 1979 and 1989. He was a prominent member of the Conservative Party.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kingsland, Christopher (2 December 2002). "Robert Battersby". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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- 1924 births
- 2002 deaths
- Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Conservative Party (UK) MEPs
- Intelligence Corps officers
- MEPs for England 1979–1984
- MEPs for England 1984–1989
- People educated at Firth Park Academy
- Politicians from Sheffield
- Knights of St. Gregory the Great
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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