Peter Kendall (farmer)

Sir Peter Ashley Kendall (born 8 May 1960) is an English farmer and former National Farmers' Union (NFU) officeholder from East Bedfordshire.^[1]

Peter Ashley Kendall
President of National Farmers' Union of England and Wales
In office 2006–2014
Preceded by	Tim Bennett
Succeeded by	Meurig Raymond
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-08) 8 May 1960 (age 65)

In 2006, Kendall was elected President of the National Farmers' Union. He held the position until 2014 when he was succeeded by Meurig Raymond.^[2] He was elected president of the World Farmers' Organisation in March 2014,^[3] but resigned in October of that year after being appointed chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board in the UK.^[4][2]

He was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours.^[5]