Sir Peter Michael Kirk was a British writer, broadcaster, Conservative politician, minister in the governments of Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath, and leading European Parliamentarian.
Sir Peter Kirk at NPG
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A dual mandate occurs when an official serves in or holds multiple public positions simultaneously. This practice is sometimes known as double jobbing in Britain, double-dipping in the United States,
Peter Kirk (English politician)
…died from a second heart attack on 17 April 1977, at his home in Steeple Bumpstead. His election agent blamed his death on overwork resulting from his dual mandate as both MP for Saffron Walden and Member of the European Parliament. The by-election for his Saffron Walden seat was won by the Conservative candidate…
The MP-mayor of Belfort and the Cédric Perrin senator-mayor of Beaucourt at a ceremony in 2014