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Ian Gibson (politician)

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carried out in the 1960s with poisonous chemicals. Gibson expressed the hope that further research might occur to establish whether there was a link between these tests and the high local rates of cancer of the oesophagus. In the same year, he attracted controversy after claiming
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Gibson's first wife was Verity, a social worker with whom he had two children. He is survived by his daughter, Dominique, but their other daughter, Ruth, died in 1993. In 1977, he married Liz, with whom he had another daughter.
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Following his resignation, Gibson continued campaigning on local and environmental issues in Norwich and returned to lecturing at institutions including
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funded the Francesca Gunn laboratory, named after the daughter he lost to leukaemia, which he ran for five years. He was awarded a Champion Award by
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in 1991. Whilst a Dean, he headed a research team investigating cancer because of his expertise in the biology of cancer and drugs targeting
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for his work. He was not known to have any political views before his employment at the university. However, he became active in the union
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Gibson announced his intention to stand in the next election in 2006, stating that he would rather "die with my boots on and go
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due to his left-wing views. He resigned from the Commons in 2009 after being barred from standing as a Labour candidate in the
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He supported Norwich City and served as the president of his former club, Wymondham Town. Later, he also joined a Norwich
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before his election to Parliament and was considered one of the country's leading cancer experts. He chaired the
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from 1965 until his election to Parliament and was made an honorary professor in 2003. He worked as a
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and a problem for the government whips due to his left-wing views. He was a major campaigner against
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by a Labour Party disciplinary panel, which his constituency chairman called a "kangaroo court".
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on cancer. Gibson raised many medical and biological issues in the House of Commons, including
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won the seat over the Labour candidate, who saw the party's vote share drop by almost 27%.
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upon his election, Gibson used his platform to push the case for science and better
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by 266 votes. However, following Thompson's retirement, he won the seat at the
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During the 1960s, he was a keen amateur footballer and played for local side
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until 1971, when he became a senior biology lecturer and was promoted to
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Saying that his position was "untenable" after the panel's decision, he
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Although well-liked on all sides, Gibson was often in conflict with the
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with a majority of over 9,000. Gibson was successfully re-elected in
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and fought for better pay for technical and other less senior staff.
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than crawl into early retirement and wear slippers and pantaloons".
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in his constituency may have played a part in its rising number of
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for universities. He voted against parts of the government's
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He suffered a minor stroke in September 2004 on a visit to
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area and the possible link with secret experiments the
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The programme reported on the high incidence of 352:from 2001 to 2005 and came into conflict with the 1173:"Former Norwich North MP Ian Gibson dies aged 82" 1083:"Ian Gibson deselected by Labour – MPs' expenses" 482:union executive from 1972 to 1996 and joined the 325:(26 September 1938 – 9 April 2021) was a British 1465:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 844: 842: 624:cases, but later apologised for these remarks. 689:From 2009 to 2013, he was a journalist at the 571:, leading him to clash with fellow Norwich MP 1209:General Register Office for England and Wales 8: 1259: 1257: 1255: 779:Within REACH: the EU's New Chemical Strategy 639:In May 2009, Gibson became embroiled in the 49:Science and Technology Select Committee 1485:Academics of the University of East Anglia 1389: 593:In 2006, he took part in a BBC television 31: 20: 554:East of England Regional Select Committee 493:He unsuccessfully contested the marginal 1515:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in England 828: – with Elaine Sherriffs. 412:. He continued his studies in the US at 838: 530:Science and Technology Select Committee 329:politician and scientist who served as 1455:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 1153:from the original on 2 September 2017 999:Bishop, Donna-Louise (9 April 2021). 735:, on 9 April 2021, at the age of 82. 647:. He was barred from standing in the 61:16 July 2001 – 11 April 2005 7: 1525:Men's association football defenders 1500:Socialist Workers Party (UK) members 980:from the original on 28 October 2016 883: 881: 879: 877: 875: 1490:People educated at Dumfries Academy 1113:"Gibson barred from standing again" 1052:"MP sorry for 'inbreeding' remarks" 1278:from the original on 13 April 2021 1143:"Tories' poll triumph over Labour" 1032:from the original on 20 April 2019 850:"MP quitting to force by-election" 480:Manufacturing, Science and Finance 14: 1200:"DOR Q2/2021 in NORFOLK (642-1S)" 486:in 1983 after seven years in the 108:1 May 1997 – 5 June 2009 1394:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1322:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1123:from the original on 5 June 2009 1058:. 11 August 2006. Archived from 954:. 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Index


Science and Technology Select Committee
Michael Clark
Phil Willis
Member of Parliament
Norwich North
Patrick Thompson
Chloe Smith
Dumfries
Norfolk
Labour
Socialist Workers
Dumfries Academy
Alma mater
University of Washington
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Edinburgh
Labour
Member of Parliament
Norwich North
University of East Anglia
Science and Technology Committee
House of Commons
Blair government
2010 general election
parliamentary expenses scandal
Dumfries
Dumfries Academy
University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Science degree

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