The leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament was the most senior Conservative member of the European Parliament. The post was last held by Geoffrey Van Orden, who succeeded Ashley Fox in 2019. His term ended after the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
Leaders of Conservative MEPs (1973 to 2020) +LeaderPortraitConstituencyTook officeLeft officeTerm lengthSir Peter KirkMember of Parliament for Saffron Walden 1 January 197317 April 1977Geoffrey RipponMember of Parliament for Hexham17 April 19777 July 1979James Scott-HopkinsHereford and Worcester 7 July 19799 February 1982Henry PlumbCotswold9 February 19827 July 1987Christopher ProutShropshire and Stafford7 July 198716 June 1994Tom SpencerSurrey16 June 199416 September 1997Edward McMillan-ScottYorkshire and the Humber16 September 199714 December 2001Jonathan EvansWales14 December 200114 December 2004Timothy KirkhopeYorkshire and the Humber14 December 200428 November 2007Giles ChichesterSouth West England and Gibraltar28 November 20075 June 2008190 daysPhilip Bushill-MatthewsWest Midlands5 June 200818 November 2008167 daysTimothy KirkhopeYorkshire and the Humber18 November 200823 November 20102 years and 5 daysMartin CallananNorth East England23 November 20101 March 20121 year and 99 daysRichard AshworthSouth East England14 March 201219 November 20131 year and 250 daysSyed KamallLondon19 November 201325 November 20141 year and 6 daysAshley FoxSouth West England and Gibraltar25 November 201411 June 20194 years and 198 daysGeoffrey Van OrdenEast of England11 June 201931 January 2020 234 days
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