Geoffrey Rippon

Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon, Baron Rippon of Hexham, PC, QC (28 May 1924 – 28 January 1997) was a British Conservative Party politician. He is most known for drafting the European Communities Act 1972 which took the United Kingdom into the European Communities on 1 January 1973. He was Chairman of the European-Atlantic Group.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Rippon of Hexham
PC QC
Rippon in 1970
Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament
In office
17 April 1977 – 7 July 1979
Preceded bySir Peter Kirk
Succeeded byJames Scott-Hopkins
Shadow Foreign Secretary
In office
4 March 1974 – 11 February 1975
LeaderTed Heath
Preceded byJim Callaghan
Succeeded byReginald Maudling
Secretary of State for the Environment
In office
5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974
Prime MinisterTed Heath
Preceded byPeter Walker
Succeeded byTony Crosland
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
25 July 1970 – 5 November 1972
Prime MinisterTed Heath
Preceded byAnthony Barber
Succeeded byJohn Davies
Minister of Technology
In office
20 June 1970 – 25 July 1970
Prime MinisterTed Heath
Preceded byTony Benn
Succeeded byJohn Davies
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office
1969 – 20 June 1970
LeaderTed Heath
Preceded byReginald Maudling
Succeeded byGeorge Thomson
Member of Parliament
for Hexham
In office
31 March 1966 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byRupert Speir
Succeeded byAlan Amos
Member of Parliament
for Norwich South
In office
26 May 1955 – 25 September 1964
Preceded byHenry Strauss
Succeeded byChristopher Norwood
Personal details
Born(1924-05-28)28 May 1924
Penn, Buckinghamshire, England
Died28 January 1997(1997-01-28) (aged 72)
Broomfield, Somerset, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford
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