Ian Gibson (politician)

Ian Gibson
Gibson as an MP
Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee
In office 16 July 2001 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	Michael Clark
Succeeded by	Phil Willis
Member of Parliament for Norwich North
In office 1 May 1997 – 5 June 2009
Preceded by	Patrick Thompson
Succeeded by	Chloe Smith
Personal details
Born	(1938-09-26)26 September 1938 Dumfries, Scotland
Died	9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 82) Norfolk, England
Political party	Labour
Other political affiliations	Socialist Workers (before 1983)
Spouses	Verity ​ (before 1977)​ Elizabeth Lubbock ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	3
Education	Dumfries Academy
Alma mater	University of Washington Indiana University Bloomington University of Edinburgh
Profession	Journalist scientist politician

Ian Gibson (26 September 1938 – 9 April 2021) was a British Labour politician and scientist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009.

Gibson was a professor at the University of East Anglia before his election to Parliament and was considered one of the country's leading cancer experts. He chaired the Science and Technology Committee in the House of Commons from 2001 to 2005 and came into conflict with the Blair government due to his left-wing views. He resigned from the Commons in 2009 after being barred from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2010 general election due to his behaviour during the parliamentary expenses scandal.^[1]