Kevin Brennan (politician)

Kevin Brennan (politician)

Infobox MP
honorific-prefix =
name = Kevin Brennan
honorific-suffix =



office = Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office
term_start = 5 October 2008
term_end =
predecessor = Phil Hope
successor =
primeminister = Gordon Brown
constituency_MP2 = Cardiff West
parliament2 =
majority2 = 8,167 (23.6%)
predecessor2 = Rhodri Morgan
successor2 = Incumbent
term_start2 = 7 June 2001
term_end2 =
birth_date = Birth date and age|1959|10|16|df=y
birth_place = Cwmbran, South Wales
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = British
spouse = Amy Lynn Wack
party = Labour
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater = Pembroke College, Oxford, Cardiff University, University of Glamorgan
occupation =
profession =
religion =


website =
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Kevin Denis Brennan (born 16 October 1959) is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Cardiff West and a Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office with responsibilities for the Third Sector.

Kevin Brennan was born in Cwmbran, South Wales, the son of a steelworker and a school dinner lady, and is a Welshman of Irish origins. He has been married to Amy Lynn Wack since 1988, with one daughter, and he enjoys a round of golf. He is a member of the parliamentary rock group MP4.He is the brother of acclaimed RSC actor Patrick Brennan.

Background

He was educated at St Alban's RC High School in Pontypool and Pembroke College, Oxford. He graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1982, and was elected President of the Oxford Union in the same year. After Oxford he returned to Wales to study at the University College of Wales, Cardiff where he qualified as a teacher with a PGCE in history in 1985. He finished his education with a master's degree in Education Management at the University of Glamorgan in 1992.

In 1982 Kevin Brennan joined the Cwmbran Community Press as a journalist. He joined the National Union of Teachers in 1984 before becoming a teacher at Radyr Comprehensive School in 1985. He left the school in 1994 as Head of the Economics Department.

Political career

Brennan was elected as a councillor on the Cardiff City Council in 1991 and remained on the council until his election to Westminster. He was appointed as a research officer by Rhodri Morgan MP in 1995 and joined the Transport and General Workers Union. Brennan was elected as the Chairman of the Cardiff West Constituency Labour Party 1998-2000. On 16 October 2000, Morgan became the First Minister of Wales, and Brennan was appointed a Special Advisor.

Rhodri Morgan stepped down from the Westminster parliament to concentrate his efforts as First Minister. He was succeeded as the Labour MP for Cardiff West at the 2001 General Election by Kevin Brennan who held the seat with a majority of 11,321. Brennan made his maiden speech on 20 June 2001. He became the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alan Milburn in 2004.

Following the 2005 General Election he was promoted to Tony Blair's government as an Assistant Government Whip. In June 2007, Blair's successor, Gordon Brown appointed Brennan as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families in the new Department for Children, Schools and Families, replacing Parmjit Dhanda. Brennan was replaced in this role by Lady Morgan following the government reshuffle of October 2008. He was moved to the Cabinet Office as Parliamentary Secretary along with Lady Vadera.

External links

* [http://www.kevinbrennan.co.uk/ Kevin Brennan MP Website]
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Kevin+Brennan Kevin Brennan MP Official site on ePolitix.com]
* [http://www.labour.org.uk/ Official Website of the Labour Party]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/kevin_brennan/cardiff_west Parliamentary record at www.theyworkforyou.com]

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