Gerry Bermingham
Gerald Edward Bermingham (born 20 August 1940) is a British politician and barrister, and was Labour Member of Parliament for St Helens South from 1983 until 2001.[1]
Gerry Bermingham | |
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| Member of Parliament for St Helens South | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Shaun Woodward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Edward Bermingham 20 August 1940 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
He was born 20 August 1940 in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Cotton College, Wellingborough Grammar School and Sheffield University, where he obtained a degree in law. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1967, and was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1985. He was a Sheffield City councillor from 1975 to 1979. He contested South East Derbyshire in 1979, but was defeated by the incumbent Conservative Peter Rost.
In 1994, he was one of six Labour MPs who voted against any reduction in the age of consent for homosexuals, even to 18 (at the time, the age of consent was 21).[2]
On his retirement, he was succeeded by Shaun Woodward, a Conservative defector, who swapped his old seat of Witney to represent the ultra-safe St Helens South.[3]
Legal career
Bermingham continues to practise from No 5 Chambers, a Birmingham barristers' chambers, in the field of criminal law.
References
- "Safe seat 'stitch-up'". BBC News Online. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- Mckie, David (23 February 1994). "Four in 10 Conservatives opposed change". The Guardian.
- "'I'm Labour man now' - Woodward". BBC News Online. 14 May 2001. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by (New constituency) |
Member of Parliament for St Helens South 1983–2001 |
Succeeded by Shaun Woodward |