Peter Skinner

Peter Skinner
Skinner in 2014
Member of the European Parliament
for South East England
In office
10 June 1999 – 2 July 2014
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAnneliese Dodds
Member of the European Parliament
for Kent West
In office
9 June 1994 – 10 June 1999
Preceded byBen Patterson
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 65)
Oxford, England
Political partyLabour
ResidenceUnited Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Bradford
University of Warwick
University of Greenwich
ProfessionPolitician

Peter William Skinner (born 1 June 1959 in Oxford) is a British former Labour Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2014, first for the Kent West constituency from 1994 to 1999, and then from 1999 for 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]

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