Robert Laxton
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Robert Laxton MP
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Member of Parliament
for Derby North |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Greg Knight |
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| Majority | 3,757 (8.6%) |
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| Born | 7 September 1944 Derby |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Robert Laxton (born 7 September 1944, Derby) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for Derby North. He was first elected in 1997.
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[edit] Early life
He went to the Woodlands Secondary Modern School (became the Woodlands Community School) on Blenheim Drive in Allestree. He also attended the Derby College of Art and Technology on Kedleston Road (became the University of Derby). He was a telecommunications engioneer for the GPO from 1961 (became British Telecom, then BT plc). Whilst in this employment, he was a union representative and branch official for the Post Office Engineering Union, which became the National Communications Union in 1985, and finally the Communication Workers Union in 1995.
Prior to becoming an MP he was Leader of Derby City Council from 1986-88 and again from 1994-97. He became a councillor in 1979.
[edit] Parliamentary career
During the 2001 Parliament he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alan Johnson, an old friend from his days as a union official who was successively Higher Education Minister and then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions but in 2005 he stood down from this role to become a British representative on the Council of Europe.
He is Chair of the Waterways All-Party Parliamentary Group.
[edit] Personal life
He is divorced from his first wife, Patricia, whom he married in 1987. They have one son. He married Gail Lamb in October 2000.
[edit] External links
- His website
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Bob Laxton MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Bob Laxton MP
[edit] News items
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| Preceded by Greg Knight |
Member of Parliament for Derby North 1997 – present |
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