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,

Professional career

Skinner was a press consultant and latterly a lecturer in Economics and Business at North West Kent College of Technology and University of Greenwich before being elected to the European Parliament. Warned that he would face a prison sentence, on 29 April 2016 he was jailed for 4 years.

References

  • Official website
  • European Parliament website entry
  • [http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/skinner_-_mep.pdf ]