Christopher Prout
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The Right Honourable The Lord Kingsland TD PC QC |
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| Shadow Lord Chancellor | |
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In office 11 June 1997 – 12 July 2009 |
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| Leader |
William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Mackay of Clashfern |
| Succeeded by | Jack Straw (2010) |
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Member of the European Parliament for Shropshire and Stafford |
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In office 14 June 1984 – 9 June 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Member of the European Parliament for Salop and Stafford |
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In office 7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1942 London, England, UK |
| Died | 12 July 2009 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
University of Manchester Queen's College, Oxford Columbia University City Law School |
Christopher James Prout, Baron Kingsland TD PC QC (1 January 1942 – 12 July 2009) was a British barrister and politician in the Conservative Party. He is perhaps most well known for serving as the leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament and his role in initiating their association with the European People's Party. He later became a noted expert on constitutional issues.
Prout was born in 1942, the son of Lucy and Frank Prout. He was educated at Sevenoaks School and Manchester University before gaining a postgraduate scholarship at Queen's College, Oxford where he studied economics. He also spent one year at Columbia University, New York. In 1966 he joined the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development in Washington D.C. for three years before taking up a research fellowship at Sussex University and then becoming a lecturer in Law. He was called to the Bar in 1972 and became a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1996. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1988 and continued practising at the Bar throughout his career in politics.
He was also a member of the Territorial Army serving with 16/5 The Queen's Royal Lancers and on headquarters staff of the 3rd Armoured Division. He retired from the Territorial Army in 1987 and was rewarded with the Territorial Decoration. Prout also enjoyed sailing and gardening; he owned a Daring class yacht which won the Daily Telegraph Cup in 1987. He was Master of the Garden at the Middle Temple and was also the 2009 President of the Shropshire Horticultural Society.
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