Kevin Barron

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Kevin Barron (June 2017)

Sir Kevin Barron (born October 26, 1946 in Tadcaster ) is a British politician . He belongs to the Labor Party and represented in the House of Commons since the British general election, in 1983 the constituency Rother Valley of county South Yorkshire .

biography

Barron worked as a miner after graduating from school and was a member of the National Union of Mineworkers . In 1985 he became the parliamentary secretary of the Labor Party leader at the time, Neil Kinnock . In the period thereafter, Barron served as his party's spokesman on energy and climate change (1988-1993), work and pensions (1993-1995) and health (1995-1998).

Barron opposed the UK's exit from the EU , but voted for Theresa May's deal three times against the Labor party line.

Barron supported Owen Smith in his unsuccessful attempt to chair the Labor Party and advocated the protection of non-smokers .

His political interests are indicated by the House of Commons website including energy, environment, home affairs, health, intelligence and security, international development and British film . Bulgaria , Guyana and Tanzania are named as the areas of particular interest for the Barron .

At the end of 2013 he was raised to the nobility by Elizabeth II .

Web links

Commons : Kevin Barron  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rt Hon Sir Kevin Barron MP. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPs stood . June 22, 2016 ( bbc.com [accessed October 19, 2019]).
  3. ^ Division 293, European Union (Withdrawal) Act - Hansard. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
  4. ^ Division 354, European Union (Withdrawal) Act - Hansard. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
  5. ^ Division 395, United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the European Union - Hansard. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
  6. ^ Conor Pope: Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith. July 21, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2019 (UK English).
  7. ↑ Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP: Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP: Give us a free vote over smoking ban . In: The Guardian . December 18, 2005, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  8. ^ The London Gazette. December 31, 2013, accessed October 20, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Barron, Kevin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Labor), MP in the British House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Tadcaster