Bob Dunn (politician)
Robert John Dunn(14 July 1946 – 24 April 2003), known asBob Dunn,was a BritishConservative Partypolitician.[1][2][3]
Early life[edit]
From 1957 to 1962 Dunn attended his local secondary modern school,Cromwell Road Secondary Modern School for Boys,a classmate ofAllan Chapman,lecturer and tutor atOxford University,and occasional TV presenter.
Having been involved in the Conservative Party in his home-constituency ofEccles,nearManchester,Dunn was elected a councillor in theLondon Borough of Southwarkin May 1974. His hometown wasSwinton(previously in theBorough of Swinton and Pendlebury),Lancashire,5 miles up theA6 roadto the north-west ofManchester city centre.
Parliamentary career[edit]
Dunn stood unsuccessfully for Parliament forEcclesin bothFebruaryandOctober 1974,being beaten byLabour'sLewis Carter-Joneson each occasion.
He wasMember of Parliament(MP) forDartfordfrom 1979 to 1997 and was a junior education minister from 1983 to 1988. He proposed theLoyal Addressin the 1994 Queen's Speech debate.
Dunn lost his seat to Labour'sHoward Stoateat the1997 general election.He unsuccessfully contested the seat again at the2001 election,and served as a borough councillor in Dartford until his death in 2003 aged 56.
Legacy[edit]
Bob Dunn Waywas named in his memory during 2004, this being a northernby-passofDartford,for which he had campaigned, previously known as University Way in the expectation of a higher education campus being built. When the former Naval College atGreenwichbecame available to theUniversity of Greenwich,its need for a campus north of Dartford disappeared.
References[edit]
- ^Roth, Andrew (May 2003)."Bob Dunn".The Guardian.theguardian.com.Retrieved18 February2014.
- ^"Bob Dunn".telegraph.co.uk. 4 May 2003.Retrieved18 February2014.
- ^Jones, Bill; Robins, Lynton J. (1992).Two Decades in British Politics: Essays to Mark Twenty-one Years...ISBN9780719035326.Retrieved18 February2014.
External links[edit]
- Robert Dunn's obituaryinThe Guardian
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