Lord Kirkhope is a CEF Patron and a former MEP for Yorkshire and Humber and Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament. Before becoming an MEP, he was the MP for Leeds North East and Immigration minister.
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Lord Kirkhope is a CEF Patron and was a former MEP for Yorkshire and Humber (1999-2016) He was Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament for 6 years and spokesman there on Justice and Home Affairs. Before becoming an MEP, he was the MP for Leeds North East.(1987-97) Lord Kirkhope served in the governments of both Margret Thatcher and John Major, initially as a Whip before being appointed the Immigration minister in 1995. In 2016, he was created a life peer.