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'Robert Laxton' (born
7 September 1944,
Derby) is a
Labour Party politician in the
United Kingdom. He is
member of Parliament for
Derby North. He was first elected in
1997. Prior to becoming an MP he was Leader of Derby City Council from 1986-88 and again from 1994-97. During the
2001 Parliament he served as
Parliamentary Private Secretary to
Alan Johnson, an old friend from his days as a union official who was successively Higher Education Minister and then
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions but in
2005 he stood down from this role to become a British representative on the
Council of Europe.
External links
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The Labour Party - Bob Laxton MP official biography
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Bob Laxton MP
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TheyWorkForYou.com - Bob Laxton MP