Anthony Maurice Herbert Simpson (28 October 1935 – 14 August 2022) was a British politician who served as a
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP). He sat as
Conservative
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for the constituency of
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
from 1979 until 1994.
Simpson died on 14 August 2022, at the age of 86.
References
1935 births
2022 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MEPs
MEPs for England 1979–1984
MEPs for England 1984–1989
MEPs for England 1989–1994
Politicians of the Pro-Euro Conservative Party
Politicians from Leicester
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