Martin John Salter is a United Kingdom politician and fisherman. He is Labour Member of Parliament for the Reading West parliamentary constituency. The Labour Party is the principal 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. ... Reading West is a parliamentary constituency in the English county of Berkshire. ...

Biography

Martin Salter was born in Hampton, in west London, on the 19th April 1954. He was educated at Hampton Grammar School and the University of Sussex. He is married to Natalie, and mercifully has no children. He moved to live in Reading in 1980. Hampton is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben London and the Regions of England London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of approximately 13,945,000 [1]. Londons population includes... (Redirected from 19 April) ī April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Sussex is an English campus university located near the East Sussex village of Falmer, near Brighton and Hove and on the edge of the South Downs. ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Before entering politics, Martin Salter worked in various jobs for which his time at university had given him ample skills, including working as a lorry driver, scaffolder, builder's labourer, refuse collector and airport cargo handler. Latterly he worked as a coordinator for a centre for the unemployed and for a housing cooperative.

From 1984 to 1997, Martin Salter was a Labour councillor on Reading Borough Council, during which time he chaired the leisure committee and served as deputy leader. In 1987 he stood for election in the Reading East parliamentary constituency, but was defeated. In the general election of 1997, he was elected as member of Parliament for the Reading West parliamentary constituency, a position he retained during the following two general elections in 2001 and 2005 respectively. This page is about the year 1984. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K., Canada, and its former colonies. ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reading East is a parliamentary constituency in the English county of Berkshire. ... United Kingdom general elections are the elections held when the Members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reading West is a parliamentary constituency in the English county of Berkshire. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In parliament, Martin served on the Select Committee on Northern Ireland through the period of the Good Friday Agreement. He is probably best known at a national level for his support for the Jane Longhurst campaign for further legislation restricting pornography and what people are permitted to think; he is also known for his professed opposition to the privatisation of the United Kingdom air traffic control system. He has also been active in the struggle against the far-right, and strongly opposes fox hunting. At a local level he is an active constituency MP, with frequent appearances in the local media and at local meetings. A Select Committee of the British Parliament is a committee made up of a small number of members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ... Jane Longhurst was a special needs teacher from Brighton who was murdered on 14 March 2003; she was 31. ... Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφία pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) (also informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ... Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Schiphol Airport Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by ground based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air to ensure safe, orderly and efficient traffic flow. ...

His interests include angling which, unlike fox hunting, really is not cruel at all. Everyone knows that fish really like having barbed hooks jabbed into their jaws before they're dragged backwards through the water.

External links

• Martin Salter MP (Martin Salter's own web site)
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Martin Salter
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Martin Salter MP