Ann Keen MP
Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 May 1997
Preceded by	Nirj Deva
Born	26 November 1948 (1948-11-26) (age 59) Hawarden
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Alan Keen

Ann Lloyd Keen (born 26 November 1948, Hawarden as Ann Lloyd Fox) is a Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. She represents Brentford and Isleworth, and was first elected at the 1997 general election, defeating Nirj Deva. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Brentford and Isleworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Niranjan Joseph Deva-Aditya, known as Nirj Deva (born May 11, 1948, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan-British politician. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hawarden (pronounced Harden; Welsh: Penarlâg) is a small town in Flintshire, north Wales, a few miles from the city of Chester. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hawarden (pronounced Harden; Welsh: Penarlâg) is a small town in Flintshire, north Wales, a few miles from the city of Chester. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Brentford and Isleworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Niranjan Joseph Deva-Aditya, known as Nirj Deva (born May 11, 1948, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan-British politician. ...

Early life

She is the daughter of steelworker John Lloyd Fox and Ruby Hughes. She went to Elfed Secondary Modern School (the same as her sister, and now called Elfed High School) on Mill Lane in Buckley, Clwyd, then gained a PGCEA (Postgraduate Certificate in the Education of Adults) from the University of Surrey. She worked in the NHS before training as a Registered nurse at Ashford General Hospital in Ashford, Surrey, and won prizes as Nurse of the Year and Children's Nurse of the Year and became a district nurse. From 1989-93, she was Head of the Faculty of Advanced Nursing at Queen Charlotte's College in Hammersmith (now part of Thames Valley University). She first stood for Parliament in 1987 and also tried in 1992 for the Brentford & Isleworth seat before being elected in 1997. For other uses, see Buckley (disambiguation). ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... The University of Surrey is a public university in Guildford, England. ... The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ... A registered nurse (RN), is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of the nursing process (in concert with other health care professionals). ... Ashford is a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England. ... District Nurses are fully qualified nurses who in the UK provide care within the community. ... Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... Thames Valley University (TVU) is a British university based on campuses in Slough, Reading and Ealing, all in the Thames Valley area west of London. ...

Parliamentary career

Prior to 2007, Keen was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP. On 29 June 2007 in Brown's first reshuffle as Prime Minister she was promoted to become a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health, where her brief includes NHS dentistry.^{[citation needed]} A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ... For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... The Department of Health headquarters in Whitehall The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government. ...

Voting record

How Ann Keen voted on key issues since 2001 (They Work For You):

• Voted against a transparent Parliament.
• Voted for introducing a smoking ban.
• Voted for introducing ID cards.
• Voted for introducing foundation hospitals.
• Voted for introducing student top-up fees.
• Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
• Voted for the Iraq war.
• Voted against investigating the Iraq war.
• Voted for replacing Trident.
• Voted for the hunting ban.
• Voted for equal gay rights.

Personal life

She married Alan Keen, an MP, in 1980 and her sister, Sylvia Heal MP, also sits in the House of Commons. She has two sons and one daughter. Publication of MPs expense claims in May 2008 revealed that she insured her husband's life for £430,000 whilst charging monthly payments of £830 to Parliament. David Alan Keen (born 25 November 1937, Lewisham, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Sylvia Lloyd Heal (born 20 July 1942) is a British politician. ...

References

Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Speaker of the House of Lords Hélène Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist... Niranjan Joseph Deva-Aditya, known as Nirj Deva (born May 11, 1948, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan-British politician. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Brentford and Isleworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

External links

• Ann Keen MP official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ann Keen MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Ann Keen MP
• BBC Politics page