- Bryan Gould
Bryan Charles Gould CNZM (born
February 11 ,1939 ) is a former politician in theUnited Kingdom , but was born inNew Zealand .He was a
Rhodes Scholar , attendingBalliol College, Oxford , and subsequently a tutorial Fellow in law atWorcester College .He became Labour
Member of Parliament for Southampton Test in October 1974, a seat he held until 1979. Subsequently he was elected for Dagenham from 1983 until resigning onMay 17 1994 .He was a member of
Neil Kinnock 's Shadow Cabinet, where he served as Shadow Chief Secretary, and was spokesman on Trade and Industry, the Environment, and Heritage. In 1992 he founded the Full Employment Forum, but was defeated in the leadership election to succeed Kinnock which took place after the general election. He subsequently resigned from John Smith's shadow cabinet, in a dispute about Europe, and left British politics.In July 1994 he became Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Waikato in New Zealand, until retirement in 2004.He was awarded Companionship of the
New Zealand Order of Merit in 2003 for services toEducation . In October 2006, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Waikato. He is a board member ofTVNZ .Bryan Gould is also the brother of
Wayne Gould , best known for popularisingSudoku External links
* [http://www.bryangould.net Bryan Gould's website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2000/labour_centenary/651259.stm Gould on 100th anniversary of Labour Party,BBC ]
* [http://corporate.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_detail/0,2406,111524-242-256,00.html Profile on TVNZ]
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