Gerald Bowden
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Gerald Francis Bowden was British
Conservative
MP
for Dulwich
from 1983 until 1992. He was succeeded by Tessa Jowell
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Gerald Bowden also represented Dulwich on the Greater London Council
1977-81. He is an honours graduate in Jurisprudence from Magdalen College, Oxford
; was called to the bar at Grays Inn and qualified as a chartered surveyor at University of Reading
(formerly the College of Estate Management), practising part-time in these professions. He held an academic appointment as a principal lecturer in the law of property at London South Bank University
(formerly South Bank Polytechnic) from 1971 - 1984. On leaving Parliament he took up an academic appointment and resumed practise at the bar.
Great Britain
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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MP
Member of Parliament
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for Dulwich
Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Dulwich was a borough constituency in the Dulwich area of South London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
from 1983 until 1992. He was succeeded by Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell
Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane...
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Gerald Bowden also represented Dulwich on the Greater London Council
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...
1977-81. He is an honours graduate in Jurisprudence from Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
; was called to the bar at Grays Inn and qualified as a chartered surveyor at University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
(formerly the College of Estate Management), practising part-time in these professions. He held an academic appointment as a principal lecturer in the law of property at London South Bank University
London South Bank University
London South Bank University is a university in south London. With over 25,000 students and 1,700 staff, it is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name...
(formerly South Bank Polytechnic) from 1971 - 1984. On leaving Parliament he took up an academic appointment and resumed practise at the bar.