Bonner Pink

Bonner Pink
CBE
Member of Parliament
for Portsmouth South
In office
31 March 1966 – 6 May 1984
Preceded byJocelyn Lucas
Succeeded byMike Hancock
Personal details
Born
Ralph Bonner Pink

(1912-09-30)30 September 1912
Portsmouth, England
Died6 May 1984(1984-05-06) (aged 71)
Portsmouth, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Marguerite Bannar-Martin
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(m. 1939)​
Children2

Ralph Bonner Pink CBE (30 September 1912 – 6 May 1984) was a British Conservative politician.

Pink was born in Portsmouth on 30 September 1912.[1][2] He was educated at Oundle School and was a company director. He served as a councillor on Portsmouth City Council (1948–61), then as an alderman, and was Lord Mayor of Portsmouth for 1961–62.[3] In 1961, he was appointed CBE.[3]

Pink was the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South from 1966 until he died in office at St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, on 6 May 1984, at the age of 71.[4] He was a member of the Speaker's panel of chairmen.[3]

In 1939, Pink married Marguerite Bannar-Martin, with whom he had two children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mr R. B. Pink". The Times. 9 May 1984. p. 16.
  4. ^ "MP dies in hospital at 72 [sic]". Southern Daily Echo. 8 May 1984. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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