This page refers to the British Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell. For the fictional character, see Bob Russell (The West Wing)

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Robert Edward Russell (born 31 March 1946) is a British politician known to his constituents as "Bob". He has been Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for Colchester since 1997 (re-elected 2001). He is the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman on Sport and a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee

Bob was previously a member of the SDP and the Labour Party. As a member of the Labour Party, Bob ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1979. Before becoming an MP, he was a councillor for over twenty years, initially for the Labour Party, then for the SDP and the Liberal Democrats.

External links

• Bob Russell MP (http://www.bob-russell.co.uk) official site
• Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Bob Russell (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4570,00.html)
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Bob Russell MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10521)