Brian Iddon (born 5 July 1940) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the

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(MP) for Bolton South East from

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Early life

Born in

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and attended the village's

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Primary School, Christ Church Boys' School,

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

and the Southport Technical College (now Southport College). He went on to study at the

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull ...

where he was awarded a

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degree in

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in 1961 and a PhD in

Organic chemistry Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, J.; ...

in 1964. Later in 1981, he was awarded a

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for his work in Heterocyclic Organic Chemistry. He joined the staff of

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

as a temporary organic chemistry lecturer in 1964 before becoming a demonstrator in organic chemistry in 1965. In 1966, he became an organic chemistry lecturer at the

University of Salford , caption = Coat of ArmsUniversity of Salford , mottoeng = "Let us seek higher things" , established = 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained ...

until he became a senior lecturer at the university in 1978. In 1986, he became a reader and left the university on his election to the

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in 1997.

Parliamentary career

From 1976 until 1998 he served on the Bolton Borough Council. He was first returned to Parliament in the 1997 election as the MP for Bolton South East following the retirement of David Young. He served as MP until he stood down at the 2010 general election. He served on the Environmental Audit United Kingdom from 1997 until 2001, was a member of the science and technology committee 2000–07 and a member of the Innovation, Universities Scienceand Skills since 2007. He also known as a campaigner for the legalisation of

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. In October 2006, he announced that he would be standing down at the next general election.

Personal life

He married Merrilyn Muncaster in 1965 in Leeds and they had two daughters before they divorced in 1989, in 1995 he later married Eileen Harrison, and they have two step sons. In 2009, Iddon was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in recognition of his long-standing support of the chemistry using industries.

Bibliography

* ''Opinion: Government seeks more impact from its research investment'' by B Iddon,

Future Medicinal Chemistry ''Future Medicinal Chemistry'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of medicinal chemistry, including drug discovery, pharmacology, in silico drug design, structural characterization techniques, ADME-Tox investigations, and scien ...

, June 2009, Volume 1, Number 3 (http://www.future-science.com/doi/pdf/10.4155/fmc.09.44) * ''Radiation Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions of Indole and its Derivatives'' by B Iddon, GO Phillips, KE Robbins, JV Davies (University of Salford, 1971) * ''Radiation Sterilization of Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical Products'' by R Blackburn, B Iddon, JS Moore, GO Phillips, DM Power, TW Woodward (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1975) * ''The Magic of Chemistry'' by Brian Iddon (BDH, 1985) * ''Bromine Compounds: Chemistry and Applications'' Edited by D.Price, B. Iddon and B.J. Wakefield (Elsevier, 1998) * ''What Is Science Education For?'' By David Perks, R Sykes, M Reiss, S Singh,

Mary Warnock Helen Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, (née Wilson; 14 April 1924 – 20 March 2019) was an English philosopher of morality, education, and mind, and a writer on existentialism. She is best known for chairing an inquiry whose report formed the ...

. A Hunt, E Forster, B Iddon, H Teare, G Lawless and Tony Gilland (Academy of Ideas Ltd, 2006)

References

External links

TheyWorkForYou.com - Brian Iddon MP

The Public Whip - Brian Iddon MP
voting record

News items

Offensive spam in November 2002

Calling for legalised brothels in June 2002
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iddon, Brian Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 UK MPs 2005–2010 1940 births Living people People from Tarleton British republicans Academics of the University of Salford Academics of Durham University Alumni of the University of Hull Councillors in Bolton Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Bolton South East