Facts: - party: conservative party - death date: 20 january 2010 - spouse: dora -lrb- 1925 -- 2010 -rrb- - birth date: 06 august 1923 - name: derek prag - nationality: british - birth place: merthyr tydfil , glamorgan , wales - alma mater: emmanuel college , cambridge Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of derek prag .
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derek prag -lrb- 6 august 1923 -- 20 january 2010 -rrb- was a british member of the european parliament for hertfordshire .he represented the european people 's party .prag was born in merthyr tydfil , glamorgan , wales and attended bolton school in lancashire from 1934 to 1941 then read modern languages at cambridge university .he had a career in journalism before going to work for the european union .in 1948 he married dora , with whom he was joint patron of the european union youth orchestra .he had three sons : nicholas , stephen and jonathan .previously prag had been the first head of the european commission office in london , and for many years he was chairman of the london europe society .he served on the board of eubusiness , a business information service about the european union .derek prag died in january 2010 from a heart attack , aged 86 .