This wiki has had no edits or log actions made within the last 45 days and has been automatically marked as inactive. If you would like to prevent this wiki from being closed, please start showing signs of activity here. If there are no signs of this wiki being used within the next 15 days, this wiki will be closed in accordance to the Dormancy Policy (which all wiki founders accept when requesting a wiki). If this wiki is closed and no one reopens it 135 days from now, this wiki will become eligible for deletion. Note: If you are a bureaucrat, you can go to Special:ManageWiki and uncheck "inactive" yourself.Karl Turner
| Karl Turner MP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shadow Attorney General | |
|
In office 11 January 2016 – 26 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Catherine McKinnell |
| Succeeded by | Shami Chakrabarti |
| Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East | |
|
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Prescott |
| Majority | 10,319 (29.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1971 |
Karl William Turner(born 15 April 1971) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull East since 2010. He was appointed Shadow Attorney General in January 2016 by Jeremy Corbyn, before resigning in June.
Parliamentary career
Turner was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Kingston upon Hull East in March 2008 for the upcoming 2010 general election after John Prescott confirmed he would not stand. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) at the 2010 general election by a majority of 8,597.
On 11 January 2016, Turner was appointed Shadow Attorney General to replace Catherine McKinnell who resigned following a reshuffle to the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn.
On 14 October 2016, it was announced that Turner had returned to Labour's frontbench as a Whip. Following the 2017 general election he was appointed as Shadow Shipping, Aviation and Road Safety Minister within the Shadow Transport team.