Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939) is a British Labour Party politician who was the

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(MP) for Brighton Kemptown from

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to 2010.

Early life

He was educated at Luton Grammar School (now known as Luton Sixth Form College) on Bradgers Hill Road in

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. At

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, he gained a

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and MSc. At

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, he gained a PhD, researching Biochemistry. At

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, he got a PGCE, and subsequently became a teacher. He also became a partner in an independent brewery. Turner was a Councillor on

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1985–97, and on

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1994-96 and Brighton and Hove City Council 1996–97.

Parliamentary career

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.Profile
labouronline.org. Accessed 24 November 2022.

Personal life

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, the former Leader of Brighton and Hove Council.

References

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070625010400/http://www.ukace.org/pubs/nletters/nl39.htm His Home Energy Conservation Bill in 2001
TheyWorkForYou.com - Desmond Turner MP

BBC Politics page
1939 births Living people Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of East Sussex County Council UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 UK MPs 2005–2010 Alumni of the University of Brighton Politicians from Brighton and Hove {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub