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Profile of Bob Russell
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Bob Russell |
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25th April 1914 |
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Passiac, New Jersey, USA |
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Composer |
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This page refers to the British Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell. For the fictional character, see Bob Russell (The West Wing). For the songwriter, see Bob Russell (songwriter).
Biography
Robert Edward Russell (born 31 March 1946, London) is a British politician known to his constituents as "Bob". He has been Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Colchester since 1997 (re-elected 2001 and 2005). He was the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman on Culture, Media and Sport 2002-2005, but the portfolio is now held by Don Foster.
Bob Russell was previously a member of the Social Democratic Party and the Labour Party. He made an unsuccessful run for Parliament in 1979 as the Labour Party candidate. Before becoming an MP, he was a councillor for over twenty years, initially for the Labour Party, then for the SDP, and finally for the Lib Dems.
During the 2005 general election campaign, Bob Russell was satirised on British television by Bremner, Bird and Fortune for his "war" on mobility scooters for OAPs.
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