Background
CRAMPTON, Peter Duncan was born on June 10, 1932 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. Parents: Edmund Crampton and Louisa Thurman.
Member of the European Parliament politician
CRAMPTON, Peter Duncan was born on June 10, 1932 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. Parents: Edmund Crampton and Louisa Thurman.
Blackpool Grammar School, 1943-1951. Nottingham University, Bachelor of Arts, 1951. London University, PCGE, 1956-1957.
Birmingham University, African Studies, Master of Arts, 1968-1970. Hull University, European Studies, PG Diploma, 1972-1974. Spoken languages: English.
He was also the father of Times journalist Robert Crampton. He was a teacher and lecturer of geography. They had two sons, born in 1962 and 1964.
After a spell in Solihull, in 1970 the family moved to Hull so he could take up a post at Hull College of Higher Education (now merged into the University of Lincoln).
In Hull he was active in Labour politics. He retired from teaching in 1988 and was briefly a parliamentary researcher for Member of Parliament Joan Ruddock.
He was Member of the European Parliament for the Humberside constituency from 1989 until he stood down at the 1999 election. In 1995 he was one of 32 MEPs who placed an advertisement in The Guardian opposing the plans of then Labour Leader Tony Blair to re-write Clause 4 of the Labour constitution.
He played an active part the Stop the War Coalition.
He was also involved in a campaign against the Trident nuclear deterrent.
Clubs: One World; Greenpeace. Cooperative Party.
Spouse Margaret Eva McMillan, 1955. Children: David, Robert.