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Des Turner | |
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Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown | |
In office 2 May 1997 –12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Bowden |
Succeeded by | Simon Kirby |
Personal details | |
Born | Southampton,Hampshire,UK | 17 July 1939
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | 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.
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.
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