Eric Bullus

Sir Eric Edward Bullus (20 November 1906 – 8 September 2001) was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wembley North from 1950 until the constituency was abolished by boundary changes for the February 1974 general election.

Early life Although Bullus was born in Peterborough, his mother's home town, he grew up in Leeds. He was educated at Leeds Modern School and the University of Leeds.

Career At the age of twenty, Bullus joined the right-of-centre newspaper the Yorkshire Post, for which he wrote for more than twenty years. He also joined the Junior Imperial League, the youth wing of the Conservative Party. He was elected to Leeds City Council in 1930. Five years later he became the Tory whip; he also held the chair of the Libraries and Arts Committee, founding a series of lunchtime concerts. ), as well as for wounding and rape, in 1952, and it was debated in early 1953. After the Home Secretary expressed opposition, the second reading of the bill was defeated in a free vote by a majority of 96. Bullus became the secretary of the Conservative backbenchers' 1922 Committee in 1953, and later served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to several ministers.

Personal life Bullus was a member of the Church of England and a committed Christian. At home, he was a lay reader, preaching nearly one thousand sermons during his life, and while serving in Delhi during World War II he was a member of the arch-deaconry council. He also enjoyed sport, taking part in swimming, rugby and cricket, including playing for the Lords and Commons cricket team.

In 1949 he married Joan Denny, with whom he had two daughters. Joan died in 1993 after a marriage of fifty-two years. Bullus died in 2001, survived by both his children.