Gwyn Prosser
Gwyn Prosser | |
|---|---|
Dover | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | David Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Elphicke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1943 Swansea Technical College |
Gwynfor Matthews Prosser (born 27 April 1943) is a British politician and engineer who served as
Dover District Council and Kent County Council
prior to his election to Parliament.
Early life and career
Gwynfor Matthews Prosser was born on 27 April 1943 in
Swansea Technical College
.
Prosser began his
Merchant Navy cadet engineer, and was later employed at BP and Blue Funnel Line. He became as a senior engineer in the 1970s, working for BR Shipping, John Kincaid of Greenock, Aramco in Saudi Arabia, and Anscar. Prosser was chief engineer for Sealink Ferries
in Dover from 1979 to 1992.
During his engineering career, he served on the executive of the
1997 general elections
, he was a social survey interviewer for the civil service.
Political career
Elected to
Dover District Council in 1987 and Kent County Council in 1989, he served as a committee chair on both during his tenure in the roles.[1]
Prosser was elected as
1992 general election
, but substantially reduced Shaw's majority to less than 900 votes.
Re-elected in
2010 general election
, and subsequently retired from politics.
Personal life
Prosser married his wife in 1972, with whom he had two daughters and one son.
References
- ^ a b "BBC Politics 97". bbc.adactio.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- Gwyn Prosser MP official site
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gwyn Prosser
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Gwyn Prosser MP
