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George Stevenson (British politician)

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George Stevenson
Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent South
In office
10 April 1992 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byJack Ashley
Succeeded byRobert Flello
Member of the European Parliament
for Staffordshire East
In office
17 June 1984 – 9 June 1994
Preceded byRobert Moreland
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1938-08-30) 30 August 1938 (age 86)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

George William Stevenson (born 30 August 1938) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

In 1984 he was elected as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Staffordshire East. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent South at the 1992 general election. He stood down from the European Parliament in 1994 and left the UK parliament at the 2005 general election. He was succeeded as MP for Stoke-on-Trent (South) by Rob Flello of the Labour Party.

He had previously been deputy leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. In 2002, Stevenson stood for the Labour Party in the first election for a directly elected mayor for Stoke-on-Trent, losing to the independent candidate Mike Wolfe, a former Labour Party member.

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European Parliament
Preceded by Member of European Parliament for Staffordshire East
19841994
Constituency abolished
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South
19922005
Succeeded by