| Des Turner | |
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| Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown |
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| In office 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Bowden |
| Succeeded by | Simon Kirby |
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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 Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown from 1997 to 2010.
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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.
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]
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.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Andrew Bowden |
Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown 1997 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Simon Kirby |