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| Geoffrey Robinson MP | |
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| Paymaster General | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 23 December 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Michael Bates |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Primarolo |
| Member of Parliament for Coventry North West | |
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Assumed office 4 March 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Edelman |
| Majority | 8,580 (17.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1938 |
| Website | Parliamentary site |
Geoffrey Robinson (born 25 May 1938) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North West since 1976. He was Paymaster General from May 1997 to December 1998.
Political career
Robinson has been a member of Parliament for Coventry North West, a safe Labour Party seat, since a by-election on 4 March 1976 caused by the death of MP Maurice Edelman. His Conservative opponent in the 1987 election was the novelist Jim Powell. During the 1980s with Labour in opposition he held frontbench positions, speaking for the party on trade and industry and on science. He was Paymaster General in Tony Blair's government from May 1997 to December 1998.