Born Charles Henry Plumb in Ansley, Warwickshire, the son of a farmer.
His father takes him out of school to work on the farm because of wartime labour shortages.
Elected chairman of Coleshill YFC.
Married his wife, Marjorie.
President of the National Federation of Young Farmers.
Became an NFU officeholder for the first time when elected NFU Vice President.
NFU President.
Knighted.
President of European Farmers’ Association.
Elected as an MEP for the Cotswolds in the first-ever European Parliament elections. Served as an MEP until 1999.
Became the first, and only, British President of the European Parliament. Served in the role until 1989.
Made a Life Peer.
Chancellor of Coventry University.
The Henry Plumb Foundation was launched – a charitable foundation to encourage the younger generation to engage with the agricultural industry.
Retired from the House of Lords.