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Peter Ashley Kendall
President of National Farmers' Union of England and Wales
In office
2006–2014
Preceded byTim Bennett
Succeeded byMeurig Raymond
Personal details
Born (1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 64)

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Kendall, Peter Ashley". Who's Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b "Barnett, Prof. Richard Robert". Who's Who. Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 December 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Peter Kendall New President of World Farmers Organisation". The Pig Site. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ "World Farmers' Organisation has a new president". Daily Trust. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via PressReader.com.
  5. ^ "New Year's Honours lists 2015" (PDF). gov.uk. Cabinet Office and Foreign Office. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.