Peter Kendall (farmer)
English farmer and former NFU president
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Sir Peter Ashley Kendall (born 8 May 1960) is an English farmer and former National Farmers' Union (NFU) officeholder from East Bedfordshire.[1]
Preceded byTim Bennett
Succeeded byMeurig Raymond
Born8 May 1960
Peter Ashley Kendall | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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