Peter Nicholas Price (born 19 February 1942) is 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) from 1979–1994. He was educated at

RGS Worcester The Royal Grammar School Worcester (also known as RGS Worcester or RGSW) is an eleven-eighteen mixed, independent day school and sixth form in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Founded before 1291, it is one of the oldest British independent d ...

Aberdare Boys' Grammar School Aberdare ( ; cy, Aberdâr) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and River Cynon, Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of M ...

, the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

and at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. He served as

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MEP for Lancashire West from 1979–1984, and as

MEP for London South East from 1984–1994. He made headlines in 1997 when he became one of the first politicians to change parties from the

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to the Liberal Democrats. He continues to work with both the

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party in Wales and with the European Strategy Council in London. Price trained as a solicitor in London which is still his main profession. From 2002-4 he served on the

Richard Commission The Commission on the Powers and Electoral Arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales, known unofficially as The Richard Commission, was established in July 2002 by the First Minister of the National Assembly for Wales, now known as the Sened ...

which proposed increased powers for the

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, and he has served on various bodies associated with the Assembly. As of 2015 he is a member of the Board of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Peter 1942 births Living people People educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester Alumni of the University of Southampton Alumni of King's College London Conservative Party (UK) MEPs People from Newport, Shropshire MEPs for England 1979–1984 MEPs for England 1984–1989 MEPs for England 1989–1994 Liberal Democrats (UK) politicians