Background
CARTER, Denis Victor Carter was born on January 17, 1932. Parents: the late Albert Carter and the late Annie Carter.
CARTER, Denis Victor Carter was born on January 17, 1932. Parents: the late Albert Carter and the late Annie Carter.
Xaverian College, Brighton. East Sussex College of Agriculture. Essex College of Agriculture.
Oxford University, B. Litt., agricultural marketing, 1976. Spoken languages: English.
Parly, candidate, 1970. Member, Northfield Committee of Enquiry into ownership and occupancy of agricultural land, 1977-1979. Member. Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Cooperation, 1977-1980.
Chairman, British Broadcasting Corporation Central Agricultural Advisory Committee, 1985-1989. House of Lords, since 1987. Opposition Whip, since 1987.
Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, since 1987, and on Social Security and Health, since 1988. Deputy Opposition Chief Whip, since 1990. Audit clerk, 1949-1950, 1953.
Farmworker, 1953-1954. Founder and Director, Agricultural Accounting and Management Company (ARC), since 1957. Justice of the Peace, 1966-1970, Partner, Drayton Farms, since 1976.
Director. United Oilseeds Ltd., since 1976. Director. WE and DT Cave Ltd., since 1976. Director, television production cos., since 1988.
Roman Catholic
Clubs: Chairman, Farmers Club, 1982.
Spouse Teresa Mary Carter (née Greengoe), 1957.