Ian Gibson (26 September 1938 – 9 April 2021) was a British Labour politician and scientist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009.

He unsuccessfully contested the marginal Norwich North constituency at the 1992 general election, losing to the Conservative incumbent Patrick Thompson by 266 votes.

Gibson raised many medical and biological issues in the House of Commons, including Gulf War syndrome, which he urged the government to recognise.

The programme reported on the high incidence of oesophageal cancer in the Norfolk area and the possible link with secret experiments the Ministry of Defence carried out in the 1960s with poisonous chemicals.

[7] In the same year, he attracted controversy after claiming inbreeding in his constituency may have played a part in its rising number of diabetes cases, but later apologised for these remarks.

[8] Gibson announced his intention to stand in the next election in 2006, stating that he would rather "die with my boots on and go missing in action than crawl into early retirement and wear slippers and pantaloons".

In May 2009, Gibson became embroiled in the MPs' expenses scandal, reportedly claiming for a flat in which his daughter lived rent-free before selling it to her for half its market value.

[9] He was barred from standing in the 2010 general election by a Labour Party disciplinary panel, which his constituency chairman called a "kangaroo court".

[1] In the subsequent 2009 Norwich North by-election, Conservative Chloe Smith won the seat over the Labour candidate, who saw the party's vote share drop by almost 27%.

[11] Following his resignation, Gibson continued campaigning on local and environmental issues in Norwich and returned to lecturing at institutions including Harvard University.