Norman Godman

Norman Godman
Member of Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde Greenock and Port Glasgow (1983-1997)
In office 9 June 1983 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Dickson Mabon
Succeeded by	David Cairns
Personal details
Born	19 April 1937 (1937-04-19) (age 74)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Trish Godman (wife)
Relations	Gary Mulgrew (stepson)

Norman Anthony Godman (born 19 April 1937) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenock and Port Glasgow from 1983 to 1997, and for Greenock and Inverclyde from 1997 to 2001.

Background

Prior to his political career, he was a shipwright and lecturer, earning a PhD. He also served in the Royal Military Police during his National Service. He first entered Parliament in 1983, and stepped down in 2001. From 1988-1989 he was Opposition spokesman for Agricultural and Rural Affairs.

His wife is Trish Godman, Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire.

External links

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/1956/norman-godman
• http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/norman_godman/greenock_and_inverclyde
• http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/AL_MemberDetails.asp?MemberID=3129

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Dickson Mabon	Member of Parliament for Greenock and Port Glasgow 1983–1997	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde 1997–2001	Succeeded by David Cairns

Persondata
Name	Godman, Norman Anthony
Alternative names
Short description	Lecturer, politician
Date of birth	19 April 1937
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Date of death
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