| 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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| 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.
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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.
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.
