Derek Prag (6 August 1923 – 20 January 2010) was a British Member of the European Parliament for

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from 1979 to

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. He represented the

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. Prag was born in

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, Wales and attended

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in Lancashire from 1934 to 1941 then read Modern Languages at

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. He had a career in journalism before going to work for the European Union. In 1948 he married Dora, with whom he was joint patron of the European Union Youth Orchestra. He had three sons: Nicholas, Stephen and Jonathan. Previously Prag had been the first head of the European Commission office in London, and for many years he was chairman of the London Europe Society. He served on the board of EUbusiness, a business information service about the European Union. Derek Prag died in January 2010 from a heart attack, aged 86.

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Homepage at the European Parliament
1923 births 2010 deaths People educated at Bolton School Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for England 1979–1984 MEPs for England 1984–1989 MEPs for England 1989–1994 {{UK-MEP-stub