Derek Page, Baron Whaddon

For Baron Whaddon, the subsidiary title of the Duke of Buckingham, see Duke of Buckingham.
For other people named John Page, see John Page (disambiguation).

John Derek Page, Baron Whaddon (14 August 1927 16 August 2005), was a British politician and export agent/consultant.

Background

Derek Page, as he was usually known, was born the son of a lorry driver in Sale, Greater Manchester. He was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, and the University of London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. Page was Director of the Cambridge Chemical Co. from 1962 and of Rindalbourne Ltd. from 1983 to 1990. He was also Chairman of Daltrade Ltd. from 1983, and of Skorimpex-Rind from 1986.

In 1964, he became Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Kings Lynn, and held this seat until 1970, when he lost to the Conservative candidate Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler (who would later join the SDP). He refought Brocklebank-Fowler for the changed seat of North West Norfolk in February 1974 but was again defeated. Later he left Labour and himself changed to the Social Democratic Party, but rejoined in 1994.

Peerage

On 26 April 1978, Page was created a life peer with the title Baron Whaddon, of Whaddon in the County of Cambridgeshire.[1] In 1989, he was awarded the Golden Insignia of the Order of Merit by Poland.

Family

He was married firstly to Catherine Audrey Halls from 1948 until her death in 1979; they had two children. He married, secondly, to Angela Rixson in 1981, and they were married until his death.

Death

John Derek Page, Baron Whaddon, died two days after his 78th birthday on 16 August 2005.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Denys Bullard
Member of Parliament for Kings Lynn
19641970
Succeeded by
Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler



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