Martin Linton
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Member of Parliament for Battersea |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | John Bowis |
| Succeeded by | Jane Ellison |
| Majority | 163 (0.4%) |
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11 August 1944 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
John Martin Linton (born 11 August 1944) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Battersea from 1997 to 2010.
He attended Limpsfield Primary School in Limpsfield, Surrey; the Christ's Hospital in Horsham, Sussex; Pembroke College, Oxford gaining an MA in PPE; and Université de Lyon. Prior to becoming an MP, Linton was a journalist for the Guardian from 1981–97, and was a councillor in Wandsworth from 1971-82.
During his career in journalism, he worked for The Mail (1966–71), The Financial Times, Labour Weekly (1971–79) and the Daily Star (1980–81).
He served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Baroness Blackstone in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) from 2001–3, and to Peter Hain as Leader of the House of Commons from 2003 to 2005. After the 2005 General Election he was made a PPS again, this time in the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA).
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