John Martin Linton known as Martin Linton (born 11 August 1944, Stockholm, Sweden) is a British politician, and has been Labour Member of Parliament for Battersea since 1997, having been reelected in 2001 and again (albeit narrowly) in 2005. August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...   Stockholm? is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Battersea is a constituency located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

He was schooled at Christ's Hospital School and Pembroke College, Oxford. Prior to becoming an MP he was a Guardian journalist, and served as a councillor in Wandsworth from 1971 to 1982. Christs Hospitals buildings in London in 1770. ... College name Pembroke College Named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke Established 1624 Sister College Queens College Master Giles Henderson JCR President Tristan de Souza Undergraduates 408 Graduates 94 Homepage Boatclub Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During his media career he also worked at The Mail, The Financial Times, Labour Weekly and the Daily Star. Additionally, he has written on Third Way politics in general and "The Swedish Road to Socialism" in particular. However, he is said to feel that he has done far more as an MP than as a Guardian journalist. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, first published in 1896. ... The Financial Times building The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... The Daily Star is a British tabloid newspaper. ... The Third Way is a centrist political ideology that, at least from a traditional social democratic perspective, usually stands for deregulation, decentralisation and lower taxes. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

He served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Baroness Blackstone in Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) from 2001-3, and to Peter Hain as Leader of the House of Commons from 2003 to 2005. After the 2005 General Election he was made a PPS again, this time in the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA). A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone, PC, is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... The Right Honourable Peter Gerald Hain (born February 16, 1950 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party politician. ... The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. ...

He is Treasurer of British-Swedish Parliamentary Association and Vice-Chairman of All-Party British-Swedish Group, reflecting his Swedish roots.

After the 2005 General Election, his majority stands at 163, one of the Commons' smallest. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ...

External links

• Martin Linton official site
• ePolitix - Martin Linton official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Martin Linton MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Martin Linton MP
• The Unofficial Martin Linton Weblog
• The Labour Party's Battersea website