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He married Claire Elizabeth Baker on 21 December 1991 and together they have one son.
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.<ref>{{cite news|last= Staff writer|title= MP still recovering in hospital|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/6287440.stmdate|work= [[BBC News Online]]|date= 2007-07-10|accessdate= 2007-07-10 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Doctors eventually diagnosed him with [[ventricular fibrillation|idiopathic ventricular fibrillation]] and fitted an [[implantable cardioverter-defibrillator]] to combat any relapses, though his condition was described as a "one-off".<ref>{{cite news|first= Ian|last= Morris|title= Paul Keetch returns home to Hereford|url= http://www.herefordtimes.com/display.var.1566101.0.paul_keetch_returns_home_to_hereford.php|work= [[Hereford Times|Hereford Times Internet Edition]]|date= 2007-07-23|accessdate= 2007-07-24 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last= Staff writer|title= MP still recovering in hospital|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/6287440.stmdate|work= [[BBC News Online]]|date= 2007-07-10|accessdate= 2007-07-10 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Doctors eventually diagnosed him with [[ventricular fibrillation|idiopathic ventricular fibrillation]] and fitted an [[implantable cardioverter-defibrillator]] to combat any relapses, though his condition was described as a "one-off".<ref>{{cite news|first= Ian|last= Morris|title= Paul Keetch returns home to Hereford|url= http://www.herefordtimes.com/display.var.1566101.0.paul_keetch_returns_home_to_hereford.php|work= [[Hereford Times|Hereford Times Internet Edition]]|date= 2007-07-23|accessdate= 2007-07-24 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 18:19, 4 March 2012

Paul Keetch
Member of Parliament
for Hereford
In office
2 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Preceded bySir Colin Shepherd
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1961-05-21) 21 May 1961 (age 63)
Hereford
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Democrats
SpouseClaire Elizabeth Baker
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ Official site - Keetch to stand down at the next election retrieved 2006-12-24
  2. ^ CNN (12 April 2010). "UK parliament dissolves ahead of vote". URL accessed on 13 April 2010.
  3. ^ Morris, Ian (2 April 2007). "Liberals choose Keetch's replacement". Hereford Times. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  4. ^ Staff writer (2007-07-10). "MP still recovering in hospital". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2007-07-10. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ Morris, Ian (2007-07-23). "Paul Keetch returns home to Hereford". Hereford Times Internet Edition. Retrieved 2007-07-24.

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