Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston
Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (born August 26, 1942 in Bilston , West Midlands , † February 25, 2014 ) was a British politician ( Labor and Co-operative ).
biography
Turner, son of Thomas Herbert Turner and Mary Elizabeth Peasley, attended Stonefield Secondary Modern School and Bilston College of Education.
Turner was from 1966 to 1986 a member of the Wolverhampton Borough Council , 1980 to 1986 as vice chairman. From 1973 to 1986 he was also a member of the West Midlands County Council . From 1987 to 2005 he was a member of the House of Commons for Wolverhampton South East . From 1991 to 1993 he was chairman of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group . From 1992 to 1997 he was the opposition whip . Also in 1997 he became Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) for the Development Minister, initially until 2003 for Clare Short , in 2003 for Valerie Amos . Since 2000 he was treasurer of the Lopus Group .
In 2005, Turner Life was peered as Baron Bilston , of Bilston in the County of West Midlands. In the same year he also became secretary of the non-profit Making Members' Clubs Group . Since 2008 he has been Vice Chairman of the Markets Group and Chairman of the Greyhound Group . He was a member of the British Humanist Association .
He was married to Patricia Narroway since 1976. They have a son and a daughter.
Web links
- Biography on the House of Lords website
- Dennis Turner at Hansard (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Guardian : Dennis Turner: Electoral history and profile ( Memento of April 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ed Miliband leads tributes as Lord Bilston dies at 71
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| SURNAME | Turner, Dennis, Baron Bilston |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turner, Dennis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician (Labor, Co-operative), Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilston , West Midlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 2014 |