Paul Anthony Truswell (born 17 November 1955) is an

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Labour Party politician and former

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(MP) for

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from

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to 2010. Born in

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, Truswell moved to Leeds at 18 to study History at the

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and initially worked as a journalist for the ''

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'' for a decade. He then spent another ten years working in local government in social services at

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. He was elected at the age of 26 as a

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lor for

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ward, until his election to

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after 15 years on the council. Truswell retired as an MP at the 2010 general election. He had announced on 8 July 2009 that, "we all have to deal with life's many problems, but my recent traumatic car crash... has come on top of a period when I have found it increasingly difficult to undertake my heavy workload as an MP and to cope with a succession of family and personal issues, including illness, bereavement, and caring responsibilities. I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that I do not, at this time, have the physical and mental stamina to fulfil both of the hugely demanding roles of MP and parliamentary candidate in the run-up to the next general election." After leaving Parliament, he was re-elected to

in May 2012 for the Middleton Park ward.

References

External links

Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Paul Truswell MPTheyWorkForYou.com - Paul Truswell MP
* 1955 births Living people Politicians from Sheffield Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Alumni of the University of Leeds UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 UK MPs 2005–2010 Councillors in Leeds People educated at Firth Park Academy {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub