Brian Parkyn
Brian Parkyn | |
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Member of Parliament for Bedford | |
In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Soames |
Succeeded by | Trevor Skeet |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian Stewart Parkyn 28 April 1923 |
Died | 22 March 2006 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Occupation | Politician |
Brian Stewart Parkyn (28 April 1923 – 22 March 2006) was a British Labour Party politician.
Early years
Parkyn was educated at
Second World War
.
Career
He joined his uncle in the firm of Scott Bader, becoming a director in 1953. He was a council member of the British Plastics Federation.
Parkyn was elected
Sir Winston Churchill by a narrow majority. He notably served on the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology. In 1970 he lost his seat to the Conservative Trevor Skeet
; he attempted unsuccessfully to regain the seat in October 1974.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Dalyell, Tam (31 March 2006). "Obituary: Brian Parkyn, 'White heat' Labour MP". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008.
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