| 词条 | Peter Skinner |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Peter Skinner | party = Labour | image = Skinner, Peter-9999.jpg | constituency_MP = South East England | term_start = 10 June 1999 | term_end = 2 July 2014 | parliament = European | predecessor = Position established | successor = Anneliese Dodds | office1 = Member of the European Parliament for Kent West | term_start1 = 9 June 1994 | term_end1 = 10 June 1999 | predecessor1 = Ben Patterson | successor1 = Position abolished | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Oxford, England | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = English | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = United Kingdom | alma_mater = University of Bradford University of Warwick University of Greenwich | occupation = | profession = Politician | website = }}Peter William Skinner (born 1 June 1959 in Oxford) is a former Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for South East England. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2014, representing the Kent West constituency and then from 1999 South East England, after the reforms in European Elections created multi-member constituencies based on British regions. On 31 March 2016, Skinner was found guilty of fraudulently claiming expenses whilst an MEP,[1] and subsequently jailed for 4 years.[2] Early lifePeter Skinner was born in Oxford on 1 June 1959. Educated at St. Josephs R.C. Secondary Modern School in Orpington, Kent, he attended Bradford University between 1979 and 1982 where he attained a BSc in Economics and Politics. Between 1986-7 he undertook a post-graduate course in Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick, and in 1991 completed a post-graduate Diploma in Education at Coventry University. Skinner has also gained a professional qualification in Management from the University of Greenwich.[1] Professional careerSkinner was a press consultant and latterly a lecturer in Economics and Business at North West Kent College of Technology and University of Greenwich before being elected to the European Parliament.[1] Member of the European ParliamentIn 1994, Skinner was elected to the European Parliament as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Kent West, a political constituency within England. In 1999, he was elected again to the European Parliament, as an MEP for the South East of England Region.[1] He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, before standing down at the 2014 European Parliament election. He was succeeded by Anneliese Dodds. Expenses fraud and convictionIn 2015, Skinner was charged with: two counts of making a false instrument; one count of fraud; and one count of false accounting between 2004 and 2009. In his subsequent trial at Southwark Crown Court, the jury heard that he had claimed almost £500,000 for support staff over a five-year period. In evidence, it was alleged that Skinner had made payments of £10,000 a month to his wife from December 2007 until July 2009, which entitled him to claim secretarial or parliamentary assistance allowance. It is also alleged that he created a fake letter, for a payment of £5000 for work conducted by his father. In his defence, Skinner claimed he had been confused over the rules, and blamed a lack of information given to him by the European Parliament. On 31 March 2016, Skinner was found guilty of: one count of making a false instrument; one count of fraud; and one count of false accounting.[2] Warned that he would face a prison sentence, on 29 April 2016 he was jailed for 4 years.[3] Footnotes1. ^1 2 {{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = Peter Skinner MEP - Biography | work = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.peterskinnermep.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=26 | format = | doi = | accessdate = }} 2. ^1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35934342 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Ex-MEP Peter Skinner jailed for expenses fraud|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-36167299|website=BBC News|accessdate=29 April 2016}} External links
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