Des Turner

Des Turner
Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown
In office 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Andrew Bowden
Succeeded by	Simon Kirby
Personal details
Born	17 July 1939 (1939-07-17) Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Lynn Rogers
Alma mater	Imperial College London, University College, London

Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown from 1997 to 2010.

Early life

He was educated at Luton Grammar School (now known as Luton Sixth Form College) on Bradgers Hill Road in Luton. At Imperial College London, he gained a BSc and MSc. At University College, London, he gained a PhD, researching Biochemistry. At Brighton Polytechnic, he got a PGCE, and subsequently became a teacher. He also became a partner in an independent brewery.

Turner was a Councillor on East Sussex County Council 1985-97, and on Brighton Borough Council 1994-97 and Brighton and Hove Council 1996-97.

Parliamentary career

He contested Mid-Sussex in 1979. He stood down at the 2010 General Election, with the local Labour Party selecting Simon Burgess as their candidate to succeed him.[1]

Personal life

His second wife is Lynn Rogers, whom he married in September 1997 in Brighton. He has a daughter from his first marriage to Lynette Gwyn-Jones, who served as the Labour Leader of Brighton and Hove Council from 1999 to 2001.

External links

• Des Turner MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Desmond Turner MP
• His Home Energy Conservation Bill in 2001
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Desmond Turner MP
• BBC Politics page

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Andrew Bowden	Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown 1997 – 2010	Succeeded by Simon Kirby