Dennis Skinner

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Dennis Skinner is a British Labour politician and long-serving Member of Parliament known for his left-wing views and sharp, often humorous interventions in the House of Commons.

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instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
human
awardReceived Freedom of the Borough of Bolsover
constituencyRepresented Bolsover
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1932-02-11
electedIn 1970 United Kingdom general election
1979 United Kingdom general election
1983 United Kingdom general election
1987 United Kingdom general election
1992 United Kingdom general election
1997 United Kingdom general election
2001 United Kingdom general election
2005 United Kingdom general election
2010 United Kingdom general election
2015 United Kingdom general election
2017 United Kingdom general election
February 1974 United Kingdom general election
October 1974 United Kingdom general election
endTime 2019-11-06
familyName Skinner
genre political autobiography
givenName Dennis
hasOccupation Member of Parliament
hasSibling Edward Skinner
Harold Skinner
hasSpouse Mary Skinner
ideology democratic socialism
left-wing politics
knownFor left-wing political views
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Labour Party
linked to: Labour Party (UK)

National Union of Mineworkers
name Dennis Skinner
nickname The Beast of Bolsover
notableFor humorous interventions in the House of Commons
notableWork Sailing Close to the Wind
occupation politician
trade unionist
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
placeOfBirth Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
linked to: Clay Cross
politicalParty Labour Party
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Bolsover
Member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party
previousOccupation coal miner
religion atheism
residence Bolsover, Derbyshire, England
linked to: Bolsover
startTime 1970-06-18
workLocation House of Commons

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