Peter Ashley Kendall | |
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President of National Farmers' Union of England and Wales | |
In office 2006–2014 | |
Preceded by | Tim Bennett |
Succeeded by | Meurig Raymond |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 May 1960 |
Sir Peter Ashley Kendall (born 8 May 1960) is an English farmer and former National Farmers' Union (NFU) officeholder from East Bedfordshire. [1]
In 2006,Kendall was elected President of the National Farmers' Union. He held the position until 2014 when he was succeeded by Meurig Raymond. [2] He was elected president of the World Farmers' Organisation in March 2014, [3] but resigned in October of that year after being appointed chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board in the UK. [4] [2]
He was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours. [5]
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