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Keetch was elected to be the MP for [[Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hereford]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]]. He was the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Foreign Affairs from |
Keetch was elected to be the MP for [[Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hereford]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]]. He was the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Foreign Affairs from 1999–2001, and [[defense (military)|Defence]] from October 1999 until the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|May 2005 general election]]. |
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In July 2005, Keetch succeeded [[Sharon Bowles]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] as Chair of the [[Liberal International British Group]]. He also sat on the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]]. He founded the [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmparty/050902/memi146.htm Cider] [[All-Party Parliamentary Group|APPG]]. |
In July 2005, Keetch succeeded [[Sharon Bowles]] [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] as Chair of the [[Liberal International British Group]]. He also sat on the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]]. He founded the [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmparty/050902/memi146.htm Cider] [[All-Party Parliamentary Group|APPG]]. |
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Revision as of 11:22, 8 April 2012
Paul Keetch | |
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| Member of Parliament for Hereford | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Colin Shepherd |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1961 Hereford |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse | Claire Elizabeth Baker |
| Website | www.paulkeetch.org.uk |
Paul Stuart Keetch (born 21 May 1961, Hereford) is an English Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford from 1997 to 2010.
Early life
He went to Hereford High School for Boys (grammar school, since 1976 the comprehensive Aylestone School), then Hereford Sixth Form College. Keetch was elected a Liberal to Hereford City Council in 1983. He was a self-employed business consultant from 1979-1995. Since 1996, he has been a non-executive director of the London Computer Company.
Political career
Keetch was elected to be the MP for Hereford at the 1997 general election. He was the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Foreign Affairs from 1999–2001, and Defence from October 1999 until the May 2005 general election.
In July 2005, Keetch succeeded Sharon Bowles MEP as Chair of the Liberal International British Group. He also sat on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. He founded the Cider APPG.
Keetch announced in December 2006 that he would step down at the 2010 general election.[1] As with all other members, Keetch relinquished his rights as an MP when Parliament dissolved on 12 April 2010.[2]
In 2007 the Liberal Democrats selected Sarah Carr as their candidate to replace Keetch for the revised Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency at the 2010 general election.[3]
Personal life
He married Claire Elizabeth Baker on 21 December 1991 and together they have one son.
On 8 July 2007 he was taken seriously ill whilst travelling to the United States on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Heathrow Airport. Former military medic Leonardo Freitas was onboard siting next to him and treated him as the pilot turned the aeroplane back to London, and he was admitted to London Chest Hospital. The following day a spokesman described his condition as "stable", though the cause of his illness remained undetermined.[4] Doctors eventually diagnosed him with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and fitted an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator to combat any relapses, though his condition was described as a "one-off".[5]
References
- ^ Official site - Keetch to stand down at the next election retrieved 2006-12-24
- ^ CNN (12 April 2010). "UK parliament dissolves ahead of vote". URL accessed on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Morris, Ian (2 April 2007). "Liberals choose Keetch's replacement". Hereford Times. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ Staff writer (2007-07-10). "MP still recovering in hospital". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2007-07-10. [dead link]
- ^ Morris, Ian (2007-07-23). "Paul Keetch returns home to Hereford". Hereford Times Internet Edition. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
Further reading
- Welcoming a flood defence report in 2004
- Telegraph report of Paul Keetch being taken seriously ill whilst on a flight to the USA on 08th July 2007
- Hereford Times- Paul Keetch thanks wellwishers from his hospital bed on 13th July 2007
- Telegraph - MP Paul Keetch's 'affair' with SAS author's wife
- The Sun - MP who dares, grins
External links
- Paul Keetch MP official site
- Paul Keetch MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Hereford Liberal Democrats
- ePolitix.com - Paul Keetch
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Paul Keetch MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Paul Keetch MP
- The Public Whip - Paul Keetch
- BBC News - Paul Keetch profile 30 March 2006
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Hereford
- Politics of Herefordshire
- Liberal Democrat (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- UK MPs 2005–2010
- People associated with the Royal National College for the Blind
- Councillors in Herefordshire