John Purvis

John Robert Purvis, CBE (6 July 1938 – 20 March 2022)[1] was a British Conservative politician. He was a MEP for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1979 until 1984 and from 1999 to 2009.[2] He was one of Scotland's seven MEPs.[1] Purvis was born in St Andrews, Scotland.

Purvis died on 20 March 2022 from cancer in Edinburgh, Scotland at the age of 83.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Staff. John PURVIS, MEP, European Parliament, History of parliamentary service (in en). European Parliament. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  2. Staff. MEP’s take the stand in public debate (in en-GB). St. Andrews University News (2004-04-05). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. Bowie, Justin. ‘Truly great European’: Tributes as former Fife Tory MEP John Purvis dies from cancer. The Courier (21 March 2022). Retrieved 21 March 2022.