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In Memoriam
Lord BETHELL
1938 - 2007
Former Member of the European Parliament Lord BETHELL died at the age of 69 years on 8 September 2007.
Born Nicholas Bethell 1938.
Nominated Conservative MEP 1975-1979; MEP for London North West, 1979-94; MEP for London Region 1999-2003.
President, Friends of Gibraltar's Heritage, 1992-2001; Friends of Cyprus, 2001- (Chairman, 1981-2001). Commander, Order of Merit (Poland), 1991.
Member of the House of Lords, 1967-99. Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen, 1970-71. Consultant to Police Federation of England and Wales, 1989-2000. President, Uxbridge Conservative Association, 1995-99. President, Brent East Conservative Association, 1988-95. Vice-President, Brill CC, 1997-.
Education: Pembroke College, Cambridge (MA 1965, PhD 1987).
Publications:
- Gomulka: his Poland and his Communism, 1969
- The War Hitler Won, 1972
- The Last Secret, 1974
- The Palestine Triangle, 1979
- The Great Betrayal, 1984
- Spies and other Secrets,1994.
Translations including Cancer Ward by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
In the European Parliament, Member in the Committees: Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.
Timothy Kirkhope MEP, Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, said: "Nick was a hugely talented and impressive Conservative MEP, who even after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, continued to contribute to our Delegation in the European Parliament and to the Conservative Party. During his time in the European Parliament, he fought for the rights of Gibraltarians, he fought against the Soviet regime in the 1980s, he took on the airlines to fight for the freedom of the skies, and was a champion for human rights around the world winning the friendship of Lech Walesa, Nelson Mandela, and Andrei Sakharov. He was awarded the Schuman Medal shortly before his retirement from the European Parliament. He will be sadly missed."
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