Alan John Simpson (born 20 September 1948) is a British former Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South from 1992 to 2010.
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Early life
Simpson attended Bootle Grammar School for Boys and studied economics at Trent Polytechnic before graduating in 1972.
During his time at the University, he was the President of the Student Union from 1969 to 1970.
After graduating in 1972, he became a community worker, holding the post of Assistant General Secretary at the Nottingham Council of Voluntary Service from 1970 to 1974, and working on an anti-vandalism project from 1974 to 1978. He later became a research officer for the city's Racial Equality Council from 1979 to 1992.
Simpson joined the Labour Party in 1973, and was then elected as a county councillor in 1985.