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{{Short description|British politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Brian Iddon
| honorific-suffix =[[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
| constituency_MP = [[Bolton South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton South East]]
| parliament =
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| predecessor = [[David Wright Young|David Young]]
| successor = [[Yasmin Qureshi]]
| term_start = 1 May 1997
| term_end = 12 April 2010
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|07|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tarleton]], [[Lancashire]], [[UK]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Hull]]
| nationality = [[United Kingdom|English]]
| spouse = Merrilyn Muncaster, Eileen Harrison
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
}}
'''Brian Iddon''' (born 5 July 1940) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician, who was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bolton South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bolton South East]] from [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] to [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Tarleton]], [[Lancashire]] and attended the village's [[Church of England]] Primary School, Christ Church Boys' School, [[Southport]] and the Southport Technical College (now [[Southport College]]). He went on to study at the [[University of Hull]] where he was awarded a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree in [[Chemistry]] in 1961 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[Organic chemistry]] in 1964. Later in 1981, he was awarded a [[Doctor of Science|DSc]] for his work in [[Heterocyclic compound|Heterocyclic Organic Chemistry]].

He joined the staff of [[Durham University]] as a temporary organic chemistry lecturer in 1964 before becoming a demonstrator in organic chemistry in 1965. In 1966, he became an organic chemistry lecturer at the [[University of Salford]] until he became a senior lecturer at the university in 1978. In 1986, he became a reader and left the university on his election to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in 1997.

==Parliamentary career==
From 1976 until 1998 he served on the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton|Bolton Borough]] Council. He was first returned to Parliament in the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 election]] as the MP for Bolton South East following the retirement of [[David Wright Young|David Young]]. He served on the Environmental Audit United Kingdom from 1997 until 2001, was a member of the science and technology committee 2000–07 and a member of the Innovation, Universities, [[Science]] and Skills committee since 2007. He also known as a campaigner for the legalisation of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]. In October 2006, he announced that he would not seek re-election at the next general election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/952099.mp-brian-to-call-it-a-day/|title=MP Brian to call it a day|website=The Bolton News|date=4 October 2006 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
He married Merrilyn Muncaster in 1965 in Leeds and they had two daughters before they divorced in 1989. In 1995 he later married Eileen Harrison, and he has two step sons.
In 2009, Iddon was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) in recognition of his long-standing support of the chemistry using industries.

==Bibliography==
* ''Opinion: Government seeks more impact from its research investment'' by B Iddon, [[Future Medicinal Chemistry]], June 2009, Volume 1, Number 3 (http://www.future-science.com/doi/pdf/10.4155/fmc.09.44)
* ''Radiation Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions of Indole and its Derivatives'' by B Iddon, GO Phillips, KE Robbins, JV Davies (University of Salford, 1971)
* ''Radiation Sterilization of Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical Products'' by R Blackburn, B Iddon, JS Moore, GO Phillips, DM Power, TW Woodward (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1975)
* ''The Magic of Chemistry'' by Brian Iddon (BDH, 1985) {{ISBN|0-9500439-6-6}}
* ''Bromine Compounds: Chemistry and Applications'' Edited by D.Price, B. Iddon and B.J. Wakefield (Elsevier, 1998) {{ISBN|0-444-42982-4}}
* ''What Is Science Education For?'' By David Perks, R Sykes, M Reiss, S Singh, [[Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock|Mary Warnock]]. A Hunt, E Forster, B Iddon, H Teare, G Lawless and Tony Gilland (Academy of Ideas Ltd, 2006) {{ISBN|1-904025-05-6}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/brian_iddon/bolton_south_east TheyWorkForYou.com - Brian Iddon MP]
* [http://publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Brian_Iddon&mpc=Bolton+South+East The Public Whip - Brian Iddon MP] voting record

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