17 Facts About Bruce George

Bruce George finished his education at the University of Warwick where he earned a master's degree in comparative politics.

Bruce George was an assistant lecturer in social studies at the Glamorgan Polytechnic from 1964 to 1966.

Bruce George lectured in politics at the Manchester Polytechnic from 1968 until he became a senior politics lecturer at the Birmingham Polytechnic in 1970.

Bruce George left this post when he was elected to Parliament in 1974.

Bruce George was a tutor with the Open University from 1970 until 1973.

Bruce George contested Southport at the 1970 general election but was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP, Ian Percival, coming third in the poll.

Bruce George was elected to the House of Commons for Walsall South at the February 1974 general election.

Bruce George served as a member of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee from 1979 until 2005, serving as chairman of the committee from 1998 to 2005.

Bruce George became a member of the Privy Council in 2000.

Bruce George is seen as a supporter of NATO and a strong military.

Bruce George was Leader of the UK Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and was elected vice-president of the Assembly in November 2007.

Bruce George regularly acted as an election monitor, especially in disputed Presidential elections in Ukraine and Georgia.

On 18 February 2010, Bruce George announced that he would stand down at the 2010 general election.

Bruce George was succeeded in his constituency by Valerie Vaz.

In May 2011, Bruce George was awarded the Medal of Honour by the president of Georgia for his considerable contribution to the democratisation of that country.

Bruce George was an honorary political advisor to The Royal British Legion and vice-president of the UK's largest professional security organisation, The Security Institute.

On 24 February 2020, Bruce George died due to complications of Alzheimer's disease in London, at the age of 77.