Author | Charles Dod |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | Dods Group |
Publication date | 1832 to present |
Dods Parliamentary Companion (formerly "Dod's Parliamentary Companion") is an annual politics reference book published in the United Kingdom. [1]
It provides biographies and contact information on members of the Houses of Parliament and the Civil Service. It was first published in 1832 by Charles Dod; [2] and is now published by the firm of Dods.
Dods also publishes on the web as Dods People (formerly "Dods Online").
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