Peter Crampton (politician)

Peter Crampton (10 June 1932 – 12 July 2011) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999 representing the Humberside constituency.^[1] He was also the father of Times journalist Robert Crampton.

Biography

He was born in Blackpool^[2][3] in 1932 and educated at Blackpool Grammar School and Nottingham University. He was a teacher and lecturer of geography.^[4] He married a geography teacher from London in 1955.^[4][5] They had two sons, born in 1962 and 1964. After a spell in Solihull, in 1970 the family moved to Hull so he could take up a post at Hull College of Higher Education (now merged into the University of Lincoln).^[6] In Hull he was active in Labour politics.^[7]

He retired from teaching in 1988 and was briefly a parliamentary researcher for MP Joan Ruddock.^[8] He was MEP for the Humberside constituency from 1989 until he stood down at the 1999 election.^[9][10]

In 1995 he was one of 32 MEPs who placed an advertisement in The Guardian opposing the plans of then Labour Leader Tony Blair to re-write Clause 4 of the Labour constitution.^[11]

He played an active part the Stop the War Coalition.^[8] He was also involved in a campaign against the Trident nuclear deterrent.^[12]

Personal life

He lived in Hull with his wife.^[7] He had two sons, David Crampton (born 1962), and Robert Crampton (born 1964). His brother, E.P.T. Crampton, is an author on religious subjects.^[13][14]

External links

• Peter Crampton obituary by Alan Franks, The Guardian, 27 September 2011

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