Des Turner
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| Des Turner MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Brighton Kemptown |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Bowden |
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| Majority | 2,737 (6.9%) |
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| Born | 17 July 1939 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 politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown since 1997.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Parliamentary career
He contested Mid-Sussex in 1979. He has announced he will not contest the next General Election, with the local Labour Party selecting Simon Burgess as their candidate (PPC) to succeed him.[1]
[edit] Personal life
His second wife is Lynn Rogers, whom he married in September 1997 in Brighton. He has a daughter from his first marriage.
[edit] 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
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| Preceded by Sir Andrew Bowden |
Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown 1997–present |
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