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Kevin Barron MP

Member of Parliament for Rother Valley
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 1983
Preceded by	Peter Hardy

Born	October 29, 1946 (1946-10-29) (age 61) Tadcaster
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Carol McGrath

Kevin John Barron (born October 29, 1946) is a British politician. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Rother Valley is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire named after the River Rother. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Peter Hardy Baron Hardy of Wath, DL ( 16 July 1931 &ndash 16 December 2003) was a British Labour politician Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tadcaster is a Market town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the Great North Road approximately 15 miles east of Leeds and 10 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is the Labour Party member of Parliament for Rother Valley. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Rother Valley is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire named after the River Rother.

Early life

Kevin Barron, the son of Richard Barron, was born at Hazlewood Castle in Tadcaster he was educated at the Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School (same school as Fred Trueman, and now known as Maltby Comprehensive School) on Braithwell Road in Maltby; the University of Sheffield, and at Ruskin College, Oxford where he gained a Diploma in Labour Studies in 1977. Hazlewood Castle is a country residence situated by the A1 and A64 between Aberford and Tadcaster, Leeds, West Yorkshire Tadcaster is a Market town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the Great North Road approximately 15 miles east of Leeds and 10 A Secondary Modern School is a type of Secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s under the Tripartite System Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE (February 6 1931 – July 1 2006 was a Yorkshire and England Cricketer regarded as one of the greatest This article is about the town of Maltby South Yorkshire For other uses see Maltby. The University of Sheffield is a research University, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. Ruskin College is an independent educational institution in Oxford, England.

On leaving school in 1962, Barron became an electrician at the local Maltby Colliery. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. He spent the next 23 years working in the coal industry. In 1982 he became president of the Rotherham Trades Union Congress. Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between The Trades Union Congress (TUC is a national trade union centre, a federation of Trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade He was a member of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), who later expelled him for disloyalty. See also the National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa. Template talkInfobox Union Once, on picketing duty outside Maltby colliery he was struck on the head by a police baton. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force He was a political ally of Arthur Scargill. Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938 led the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM from 1981 to 2000

Peter Hardy, the Labour MP for Rother Valley decided to switch consistuencies in 1983 and chose to fight the equally safe neighbouring new seat of Wentworth. Peter Hardy Baron Hardy of Wath, DL ( 16 July 1931 &ndash 16 December 2003) was a British Labour politician Wentworth is a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire Originally created in 1918 it was abolished in 1950 but the name was revived when the current constituency was With NUM backing Kevin Barron secured the nomination and was duly elected as the Labour MP for Rother Valley at the 1983 General Election. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309

In 1985 Kevin Barron was made a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Neil Kinnock, a position he held until the 1987 General Election. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads Neil Gordon Kinnock Baron Kinnock PC (born 28 March 1942 is a British Politician. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Kinnock gave Barron a frontbench job in 1988 as an opposition spokesman on Energy but was dropped following the 1992 General Election. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Barron's aspirations were again realised by the new leader John Smith returned him to the front bench as a spokesman on Employment. John Smith QC (13 September 1938&ndash12 May 1994 was a Scottish Politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his After Smith's death, Tony Blair moved Barron to speak on Health matters. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to

Kevin Barron was a leading figure in the campaign to rewrite Clause IV under the new leadership of Tony Blair and it came as a surprise that there was no job in government for him after the victorious 1997 General Election. Clause IV of the United Kingdom Labour Party constitution sets out the aims and values of the party and has been the object of political fights over its direction Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election He took solace with eight years on the senior Intelligence and Security Select Committee. See also Committee A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues He has been a Member of the General Medical Council since 1999, and was made a Privy Councillor in 2001. The General Medical Council (the GMC) is the regulator of the medical profession in the United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. He was made Chairman of the influential Health Select Committee after the 2005 General Election. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general

Personal life

Kevin Barron is anti smoking. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. He married Carol McGrath in 1969 in Rother Valley and they have a son and two daughters.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Peter Hardy	Member of Parliament for Rother Valley 1983–present	Incumbent

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Peter Hardy Baron Hardy of Wath, DL ( 16 July 1931 &ndash 16 December 2003) was a British Labour politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Rother Valley is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire named after the River Rother. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309

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