- Brian Iddon
Infobox MP
honorific-prefix =
name = Brian Iddon
honorific-suffix =MP
constituency_MP = Bolton South East
parliament =
majority = 11,638 (36.5%)
predecessor = David Young
successor =Incumbent
term_start = 1 May 1997
term_end =
birth_date = Birth date and age|1940|07|5|df=yes
birth_place =Tarleton ,Lancashire
death_date =
death_place =
alma_mater =University of Hull
nationality = British
spouse = Merrilyn Muncaster
party = LabourBrian Iddon (born 5 July 1940) is the Labour
member of Parliament for Bolton South East.Early life
Born in
Tarleton ,Lancashire and attended the village'sChurch of England Primary School, Christ Church Boys' School,Southport and the Southport Technical College (now [http://www.southport-college.ac.uk Southport College] ) on " [http://www.southport-college.ac.uk/About_us/index.asp?location_id=1 Mornington Road] ". He went on to study at theUniversity of Hull where he was awarded a BSc degree inChemistry in 1961 and a PhD inOrganic chemistry in 1964. Later in 1981, he was awarded a DSc for his work in Heterocyclic Organic Chemistry.He joined the staff of
Durham University as a temporary organic chemistry lecturer in 1964 before becoming a demonstrator in organic chemistry in 1965. In 1966, he became an organic chemistry lecturer at theUniversity of Salford until he became a senior lecturer at the university in 1978. In 1986, he became a reader and left the university on his election to parliament in 1997.Parliamentary career
From 1976 until 1998 he served on the Bolton Borough Council. He was first returned to Parliament in the 1997 election as the MP for Bolton South East following the retirement of David Young. He was first elected with a majority of 21,311, and has been returned as an MP since. He served on the Environmental Audit United Kingdom from 1997 until 2001 and has been a member of the science and technology committee since. He also known as a campaigner for the legalisation of
cannabis . In October 2006, he announced that he will be standing down at the next general election. [cite web|url=http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.952099.0.mp_brian_to_call_it_a_day.php|title=?]He is a staunch defender of Bolton's place in
Lancashire and is a patron of theFriends of Real Lancashire .fact|date=November 2007Personal life
He married Merrilyn Muncaster in 1965 in Leeds and they had two daughters before they divorced in 1989, in 1995 he later married Eileen Harrison, and they have two step sons.
Bibliography
* "Radiation Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions of Indole and its Derivatives" by B Iddon, GO Phillips, KE Robbins, JV Davies (University of Salford, 1971)
* "Radiation Sterilization of Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical Products" by R Blackburn, B Iddon, JS Moore, GO Phillips, DM Power, TW Woodward (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1975)
* "The Magic of Chemistry" by Brian Iddon (BDH, 1985) ISBN 9050043966
* "Bromine Compounds: Chemistry and Applications" Edited by D.Price, B. Iddon and B.J. Wakefield (Elsevier, 1998) ISBN 0444429827
* "What Is Science Education For?" By David Perks, R Sykes, M Reiss, S Singh, Mary Warnock. A Hunt, E Forster, B Iddon, H Teare, G Lawless and Tony Gilland (Academy of Ideas Ltd, 2006) ISBN 1904025056References
External links
* [http://www.brianiddon.org.uk Dr. Brian Iddon MP] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-2640,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Brian Iddon MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/brian_iddon/bolton_south_east TheyWorkForYou.com - Brian Iddon MP]
* [http://publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Brian_Iddon&mpc=Bolton+South+East The Public Whip - Brian Iddon MP] voting record
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/74.stm BBC Politics page]News items
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2480007.stm Offensive spam in November 2002]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2029493.stm Calling for legalised brothels in June 2002]
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