Peter Rost

Peter Lewis Rost (born Otto Ludwig Peter Rosenstiel, 19 September 1930 – 8 September 2022) was a British Conservative politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, and was a member of the Energy Select Committee. He was one of the founders of the Anglo German Parliamentary Group, which promoted good relations with the German Parliament. He instigated the annual conferences with German parliamentarians, the first conference being held at his Hertfordshire home.

Early life Peter Lewis Rost was born as Otto Ludwig Peter Rosenstiel in Berlin on 19 September 1930.

Rost's parents, Friedrich Rosenstiel and Elisabeth Merz, were a mixed-marriage German Jew and Lutheran couple living in Berlin during the Nazi era. Their marriage was annulled and they escaped to the United Kingdom in 1937 before the international border was closed to Jews.

Personal life and death In 1961, Rost married Hilary Mayo. He had two sons and two daughters. He lived in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and also had a residence in Montauroux in the French Côte d'Azur. He died in Fréjus, France on 8 September 2022, at the age of 91.

In popular culture Rost was portrayed by Julian Firth in the 2004 BBC production of The Alan Clark Diaries.