Derek Wyatt
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Derek Wyatt FRSA |
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| Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Henderson |
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4 December 1949 Woolwich, London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced |
| Children | 2 (1 daughter, 1 son) |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
| Website | www |
Derek Murray Wyatt FRSA (born 4 December 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sittingbourne and Sheppey from 1997 to 2010, having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey. He was also a rugby union player who played for the England national rugby union team.
Wyatt was educated at Westcliff County High School, Colchester Royal Grammar School, St Luke's College, Exeter (Certificate of Education 1971), the Open University (BA. Hons 2:1 in Art and Architecture 1978), and St Catherine's College, Oxford, where he was a research student from 1981 to 1982. From 1986 to 1988, he was a Director of William Heinemann. He was Head of Programmes at Wire TV from 1994 to 1995, and Director of the Computer Channel on BSkyB from 1995 to 1997.
Derek Wyatt founded and was chairman of the British House of Commons all party internet group from 1997 to 2007 when he led the merger of it to two other groups – mobile and communications. The new name is the All party communications Group and he is now co-Chairman with John Robertson MP. He advocates forcing internet service providers (ISPs) through licensing to take steps to block spam before it arrives in inboxes. The MP wanted Ofcom, the communications regulator, to take responsibility for licensing internet service providers – and fine those who fail to meet agreed standards.
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