Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb

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Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb (born March 27, 1925) is a British Conservative politician and farmers' leader.

He was a senior figure in the National Farmers Union, becoming its President 1970-1979, and was a member of the committee of enquiry into Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks in 1967.

He was elected Member of the European Parliament for the Cotswolds seat in 1979 and remained in the European Parliament until 1999, being President of the European Parliament 1987-1989.

He was made a Life peer as Baron Plumb, of Coleshill in the County of Warwickshire on April 6, 1987. He is also Chancellor of Coventry University.

Preceded by:
Pierre Pflimlin
President of the European Parliament
1987–1989
Succeeded by:
Enrique Barón Crespo