Geoffrey Robinson Politician

Geoffrey Robinson (born 25 May 1938) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North West since 1976. He was Paymaster General from May 1997 to December 1998, resigning after it was revealed that he had lent his government colleague Peter Mandelson £373,000 to buy a house. From 1996 to 2008 he was the owner of the New Statesman, a centre-left weekly political magazine.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 25, 1938
Birth place
England , Sheffield , South Yorkshire
Nationality
United Kingdom
Education
Yale University
Clare College Cambridge

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Member of parliament

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Politician

office
Member of Parliament
for Coventry North West
party
Labour Party (UK)

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External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5094062.stm
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/164.stm
  3. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4472,00.html
  4. http://www.labourincoventry.org.uk/northwest
  5. http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Geoffrey_Robinson
  6. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/geoffrey_robinson/coventry_north_west