Karen Buck
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Karen Patricia Buck (born 30 August 1958) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster North, previously Regent's Park and Kensington North, from 1997 to 2024.[1][2] A member of the Labour Party, she was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from 2005 to 2006 and served as Shadow Minister for Social Security from 2020 to 2023.[3]
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |||||||||||||
In office 10 May 2005 – 16 March 2006 | |||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Charlotte Atkins | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Gillian Merron | ||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for Westminster North Regent's Park and Kensington North (1997–2010) | |||||||||||||
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Preceded by | John Wheeler | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||||
Member of Westminster City Council for Queen's Park | |||||||||||||
In office 3 May 1990 – 16 October 1997 | |||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Paul Dimoldenberg | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1958-08-30) 30 August 1958 (age 65) Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||
Spouse |
Barrie Taylor (died 2024) | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | London School of Economics (BSc, MSc, MA) | ||||||||||||
Website | karenbuck | ||||||||||||
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