Derek Prag

Derek Prag
Personal details
Born	6 August 1923 (1923-08-06) (age 88) Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	20 January 2010(2010-01-20) (aged 86)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Dora (1925-2010)rest in peace
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Derek Prag (6 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) is a former British Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire. He represented the European People's Party.

He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales^[1] and attended Bolton School in Lancashire from 1934 to 1941 then read Modern Languages at Cambridge University. He had a career in journalism before going to work for the European Union.^[2] In 1948 he married Dora,^[3] with whom he was joint patron of the European Union Youth Orchestra.^[4] He has three sons: Nicholas, Stephen, and Jonathan.

Previously he had been the first head of the European Commission office in London, and for many years he was chairman of the London Europe Society. He served on the board of EUbusiness, a business information service about the European Union.^[5]

Derek Prag died in January 2010 from a heart attack, aged 86.

References

1. ^ "Your MEPs : Archives : Derek PRAG". European Parliament website. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1390. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 
2. ^ "Bolton 'old boy' makes a stand for devolution". Bolton Evening News. 1997-10-07. http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/1997/10/7/817263.html. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 
3. ^ "Focus: How to stay together". The Independent. 2004-09-05. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/focus-how-to-stay-together-551391.html. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
4. ^ "Supporters of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO)". The Independent. http://www.euyo.org.uk/friends/Supporters%20of%20the%20EUYO.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
5. ^ "EUbusiness.com - About Us". EUbusiness.com website. http://www.eubusiness.com/aboutus. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 

External links

• Homepage at the European Parliament

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Name	Prag, Derek
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Date of birth	1923-08-06
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death	2010-01-20
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