Peter Price (politician)

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| name = Peter Price

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| party = Liberal Democrat (since 1997)

| image = Peter Price Bournemouth 2015.jpg

| constituency_MP = London South East

| parliament = European

| term_start = 14 June 1984

| term_end = 9 June 1994

| predecessor = Brandon Rhys-Williams

| successor = Shaun Spiers

| constituency_MP1 = Lancashire West

| parliament1 = European

| term_start1 = 7 June 1979

| term_end1 = 14 June 1984

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| predecessor1 = Constituency Created

| successor1 = Constituency Dissolved

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|2|19|df=y}}

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| nationality = British

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| alma_mater = University of Southampton
King's College London

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| otherparty = Conservative (until 1997)

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Peter Nicholas Price (born 19 February 1942) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979–1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1391/PETER+N._PRICE_home.html|title=Peter N. Price MEP Profile|publisher=European Parliament|accessdate=27 September 2015}}

He was educated at RGS Worcester, Aberdare Boys' Grammar School, the University of Southampton and at King's College London. He served as Conservative MEP for Lancashire West from 1979–1984, and as Conservative MEP for London South East from 1984–1994. He made headlines in 1997 when he changed parties from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. He continues to work with both the Liberal Democrat party in Wales and with the European Strategy Council in London. Price trained as a solicitor in London which is still his main profession. From 2002-4 he served on the Richard Commission which proposed increased powers for the National Assembly for Wales, and he has served on various bodies associated with the Assembly.{{cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/peter-price/18/995/886|title=Peter Price|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=27 September 2015}} As of 2015 he is a member of the Board of the Wales Audit Office.{{cite web|url=http://www.audit.wales/about-us/whos-who|title=Who's Who?|publisher=Wales Audit Office|accessdate=27 September 2015}}