Des Turner
| Des Turner MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Brighton Kemptown |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Bowden |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | 17 July 1939 Southampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Dr Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939, Southampton) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Labour member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown since 1997.
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
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 to succeed him.[1]
Personal life
His second wife is Lynne Rogers, whom he married in September 1997 in Brighton. He has a daughter from his first marriage.
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