He joined his uncle in the firm of Scott Bader, becoming a director in 1953. He was a council member of the British Plastics Federation.
Parkyn was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in 1966, having first contested the seat in 1964, and ousting Christopher Soames, son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill by a narrow majority. He notably served on the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology. In 1970 he lost his seat to the ConservativeTrevor Skeet; he attempted unsuccessfully to regain the seat in October 1974.
brian, parkyn, brian, stewart, parkyn, april, 1923, march, 2006, british, labour, party, politician, member, parliamentfor, bedfordin, office, march, 1966, 1970preceded, bychristopher, soamessucceeded, bytrevor, skeetpersonal, detailsbornbrian, stewart, parkyn. Brian Stewart Parkyn 28 April 1923 22 March 2006 was a British Labour Party politician Brian ParkynMember of Parliamentfor BedfordIn office 31 March 1966 29 May 1970Preceded byChristopher SoamesSucceeded byTrevor SkeetPersonal detailsBornBrian Stewart Parkyn28 April 1923Died22 March 2006 2006 03 22 aged 82 NationalityBritishPolitical partyLabourOccupationPolitician Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly years editParkyn was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School Chelmsford and at technical colleges Like his father Leslie Parkyn in the First World War he was a conscientious objector in the Second World War Career editHe joined his uncle in the firm of Scott Bader becoming a director in 1953 He was a council member of the British Plastics Federation Parkyn was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in 1966 having first contested the seat in 1964 and ousting Christopher Soames son in law of Sir Winston Churchill by a narrow majority He notably served on the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology In 1970 he lost his seat to the Conservative Trevor Skeet he attempted unsuccessfully to regain the seat in October 1974 References editTimes Guide to the House of Commons October 1974 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Dalyell Tam 31 March 2006 Obituary Brian Parkyn White heat Labour MP The Independent Archived from the original on 6 April 2008 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Brian Parkyn Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byChristopher Soames Member of Parliament for Bedford1966 1970 Succeeded byTrevor Skeet nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Parkyn amp oldid 1097077192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
