Desmond Stanley Turner is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown from 1997 to 2010.
Education
He was educated at Luton Grammar School (now known as Luton Sixth Form College) on Bradgers Hill Road in Luton. At Imperial College London, he gained a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science . At University College, London, he gained a Doctor of Philosophy, researching Biochemistry.
Career
At Brighton Polytechnic, he got a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, and subsequently became a teacher. He also became a partner in an independent brewery. Turner was a Councillor on East Sussex County Council 1985-1997, and on Brighton Borough Council 1994-1997 and Brighton and Hove Council 1996-1997.
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.
Membership
52nd United Kingdom Parliament. 53rd United Kingdom Parliament. 54th United Kingdom Parliament.