George Stevenson (British politician)

For other people named George Stevenson, see George Stevenson (disambiguation).
George Stevenson
Member of Parliament
for Stoke-on-Trent South
In office
10 April 1992  11 April 2005
Preceded by Jack Ashley
Succeeded by Robert Flello
Member of the European Parliament
for Staffordshire East
In office
17 June 1984  9 June 1994
Preceded by Robert Moreland
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1938-08-30) 30 August 1938
Nationality British
Political party Labour

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
Robert Moreland
Member of European Parliament for Staffordshire East
1984 1994
Constituency abolished
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jack Ashley
Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South
1992 2005
Succeeded by
Rob Flello


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