Brynmor John

Brynmor Thomas John (18 April 1934 – 13 December 1988) was a British Labour politician.

John was Member of Parliament for Pontypridd in South Wales from 1970 until his death in 1988 at the age of 54. During the Labour government of 1974 to 1979, he was a junior Defence minister for the Royal Air Force (RAF) (1974–1976) and a Home Office minister (1976–1979).

The circumstances of his later life and early death have become widely known, and frequently quoted, amongst those doctors and patients wishing to warn of the alleged medical dangers of one particular school of thought concerning treatment of the illness Chronic fatigue syndrome. Brynmor John had been diagnosed with this illness, and died suddenly immediately upon exiting the House of Commons gym. He had been following an exercise regime based on what many now argue is ill-informed and unfounded medical advice: that sufferers may exercise their way toward a cure for the illness. ^[1] ^[2]

References

^ Hooper and Williams (Spring 2010). Magical Medicine: How to make a disease disappear. http://www.euro-me.org/Documents/Library/magical-medicine.pdf.
^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, may 12, 1999, column 270.

The National Library for Wales:Dictionary of Welsh Biography

Sources

Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987 and 1992 editions.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Brynmor John

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Pearson	Member of Parliament for Pontypridd 1970 – 1988	Succeeded by Kim Howells

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Name	John, Brynmor
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	18 April 1934
Place of birth
Date of death	13 December 1988
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