David Lepper (born september 1945) is a British

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politician who was the

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(MP) for

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from

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Non-political life

Lepper was educated at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

where he took a degree in English and American literature. He also has a PGCE qualification from the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

and a Postgraduate Diploma in Film from the

Polytechnic of Central London , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

. Prior to his election to parliament Lepper worked as a secondary school English and Media Studies teacher at Westlain Grammar School and

Falmer High School Falmer High School was a community mixed-sex non-denominational comprehensive school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. It closed on 31 August 2010 and was replaced by Brighton Aldridge Community Academy on the same si ...

, both in Brighton. Lepper is married to Jeane (born Jeane Stroud); they have one son and one daughter. On 24 July 2012, David Lepper was conferred the honorary degree of Master of Laws from the University of Brighton.

Politics

Lepper was the first

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leader of

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, and Mayor in 1993–94. His wife Jeane is a former mayor and councillor within the Labour group on

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. In parliament, Lepper chaired the Broadcasting

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. Lepper supported the building of the new stadium for

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. In 2006, he announced that he would be standing down at the next general election.

References

External links

Ask Aristotle: David Lepper MP
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