Peter Skinner

Peter Skinner
Skinner in 2014
Member of the European Parliament for South East England
In office 10 June 1999 – 2 July 2014
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Anneliese Dodds
Member of the European Parliament for Kent West
In office 9 June 1994 – 10 June 1999
Preceded by	Ben Patterson
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 64) Oxford, England
Political party	Labour
Residence	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Bradford University of Warwick University of Greenwich
Profession	Politician

Peter William Skinner (born 1 June 1959 in Oxford) is a British former Labour Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2014, first for the Kent West constituency from 1994 to 1999, and then from 1999 for South East England, after the reforms in European Elections created multi-member constituencies based on British regions. On 31 March 2016, Skinner was found guilty of fraudulently claiming expenses whilst an MEP,^[1] and subsequently jailed for 4 years.^[2]