Bonner Pink

Bonner Pink
CBE
Bonner Pink CBE
Member of Parliament; for Portsmouth South
	In office; 31 March 1966 – 6 May 1984
Preceded by	Jocelyn Lucas
Succeeded by	Mike Hancock
Personal details
Born	Ralph Bonner Pink; 30 September 1912; Portsmouth, England
Died	6 May 1984 (aged 71); Portsmouth, England
Party	Conservative
Spouse	Marguerite Bannar-Martin (m. 1939)
Children	2

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

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

Preceded by

Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South
1966 – 1984

Succeeded by

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