| 词条 | Bruce George |
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| honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable | name = Bruce George | honorific-suffix = | image = BruceGeorge 21 Jan 2008.jpg | constituency_MP = Walsall South | parliament = | majority = | predecessor = Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | successor = Valerie Vaz | term_start = 1 March 1974 | term_end = 12 April 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|06|1}} | birth_place = Wales, United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = British | spouse = Lisa Toelle | party = Labour | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = University of Wales, Swansea | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = http://www.bruce-george.com/ | footnotes = }} Bruce Thomas George (born 1 June 1942) is a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall South from February 1974 until April 2010. Early lifeGeorge was born in Mountain Ash, Mid-Glamorgan to Phyllis and Edgar George (both deceased) in 1942 and was educated at the Mountain Ash Grammar School and the University of Wales, Swansea, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in political theory and government. He finished his education at the University of Warwick where he earned a master's degree in comparative politics. He was an assistant lecturer in social studies at the Glamorgan Polytechnic from 1964 to 1966. He lectured in politics at the Manchester Polytechnic from 1968 until he became a senior politics lecturer at the Birmingham Polytechnic in 1970. He left this post when he was elected to Parliament in 1974. He was also a tutor with the Open University from 1970 until 1973. Parliamentary careerGeorge contested Southport at the 1970 general election but was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP, Ian Percival, coming third in the poll. He was elected to the House of Commons for Walsall South at the February 1974 general election when he defeated the Conservative candidate by 1,580 votes. George served as a member of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee from 1979 until 2005, serving as Chairman of the Committee from 1997 to 2005. He became a member of the Privy Council in 2001. Although he was an MP for 36 years, George was never on the frontbench. He is seen as a supporter of NATO and a strong military. He is Leader of the UK Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and was elected Vice-President of the Assembly in November 2007. In 2002, he was elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and was re-elected in 2003. Between 2004 and June 2006, he served as President Emeritus and Special Advisor on Mediterranean Affairs. He also regularly acts an election monitor, most recently in the disputed Presidential elections in Ukraine and Georgia. On 18 February 2010, George announced that he would stand down at the 2010 general election.[1] He was succeeded in his constituency by Valerie Vaz. After the House of CommonsIn May 2011, George was awarded the Medal of Honour by the President of Georgia for his considerable contribution to the democratisation of that country. In October 2011, he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough by Walsall Council in recognition of his 36 years service as Member of Parliament for Walsall South. In 2012, he was awarded the OSCE Medal in recognition of his contribution to the work of the OSCE before, during and after his Presidency of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Personal lifeGeorge has been married to Lisa Toelle since 1992. He is an Honorary Political Advisor to The Royal British Legion and Vice-President of the UK's largest professional security organisation, The Security Institute. In 1981 he was a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex. He is a supporter of Walsall F.C. and a Visiting Professor, University of Portsmouth, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies. Publications
References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/walsall-mp-bruce-george-stand-3934685 |title=Walsall MP Bruce George to stand down after struggling with internet |last=Walker |first=Jonathan |newspaper=Birmingham Post |date=18 February 2010 |accessdate=17 June 2017}} External links
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