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[[Ian Gibson]] is a British Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009. On 5 June 2009, he resigned from the House of Commons after he was barred from standing as a Labour candidate by the Labour Party for the next general election in the wake of criticism over his expenses claims.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8085910.stm MP quitting to force by-election], BBC News, 5 Jun 2009, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> | [[Ian Gibson]] is a British Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009. On 5 June 2009, he resigned from the House of Commons after he was barred from standing as a Labour candidate by the Labour Party for the next general election in the wake of criticism over his expenses claims.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8085910.stm MP quitting to force by-election], BBC News, 5 Jun 2009, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> | ||
| − | Gibson is a former Dean of Biology at the University of East Anglia (1991-97).<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/1916/ian-gibson Ian Gibson: Electoral history and profile], The Guardian, undated profile, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> He is an enthusiastic defender of GM crops.<ref>Claire Robinson, "[http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1209:collusion-and-corruption-in-gm-policy-1672004 Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy]", Science in Society, Autumn 2004, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> | + | Gibson is a former Dean of Biology at the University of East Anglia (1991-97).<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/1916/ian-gibson Ian Gibson: Electoral history and profile], The Guardian, undated profile, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> He is an enthusiastic defender of GM crops,<ref>Claire Robinson, "[http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1209:collusion-and-corruption-in-gm-policy-1672004 Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy]", Science in Society, Autumn 2004, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> and once admitted of himself and another GM proponent, [[Derek Burke]], "We are working together to try and erode the anti-GM debate."<ref>Claire Robinson, "[http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1209:collusion-and-corruption-in-gm-policy-1672004 Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy]", Science in Society, Autumn 2004, accessed 4 Mar 2010</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:56, 4 March 2010
Ian Gibson is a British Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009. On 5 June 2009, he resigned from the House of Commons after he was barred from standing as a Labour candidate by the Labour Party for the next general election in the wake of criticism over his expenses claims.[1]
Gibson is a former Dean of Biology at the University of East Anglia (1991-97).[2] He is an enthusiastic defender of GM crops,[3] and once admitted of himself and another GM proponent, Derek Burke, "We are working together to try and erode the anti-GM debate."[4]
Resources
Claire Robinson, "Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy", Science in Society, Autumn 2004
Parliamentary jobs
From his profile on The Guardian website:[5]
- Chair, House of Commons Select Committee for Science and Technology (Nov 2001 - May 2005)
- Chairman of the science and technology committee (Jan 2001 - May 2005)
- Chair, Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (Jan 1999 - Jul 2002)
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Notes
- ↑ MP quitting to force by-election, BBC News, 5 Jun 2009, accessed 4 Mar 2010
- ↑ Ian Gibson: Electoral history and profile, The Guardian, undated profile, accessed 4 Mar 2010
- ↑ Claire Robinson, "Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy", Science in Society, Autumn 2004, accessed 4 Mar 2010
- ↑ Claire Robinson, "Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy", Science in Society, Autumn 2004, accessed 4 Mar 2010
- ↑ Ian Gibson: Electoral history and profile, The Guardian, undated profile, accessed 4 Mar 2010
