Nick Palmer
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About
From 1997 until 2010, this Labour Party politician represented the Broxtowe constituency as a Member of Parliament. In addition, he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ministers of State Margaret Beckett and Malcolm Wicks.
Before Fame
Before entering politics, he studied at Copenhagen University and received his doctorate in Mathematics from the University of London's Birkbeck College. For a time, he worked as a computer scientist and computer game designer.
Trivia
An animal rights activist, he became a major supporter of a charity known as Cats Protection and also served on the board of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.
Family Life
Born in London, England, to a translator father and a foreign language instructor mother, he attained fluency in six languages. In 2000, he married Fiona Hunter.
Associated With
During his time in Parliament, he published a recipe book featuring the favorite dishes of Tony Blair,
