Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 28 June 2010 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roy Francis Kennedy 9 November 1962 Labour Co-op |
| Spouse | Alicia Kennedy |
| Education | St Joseph's Primary School St Thomas the Apostle School |
Roy Francis Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark,
Early life
Born in Lambeth, London to Irish parents, Kennedy grew up on the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark.[2] His mother, Frances, worked in the Member’s Tea Room in the House of Commons.[2] He attended St Joseph's Primary School in Camberwell and St Thomas the Apostle School in Peckham.
Political career
In 1986, at the age of 23, Kennedy was elected to represent
Employed as a full-time Labour staffer from 1990, he became an organiser in Coventry, West Midlands the following year. During the 1992 general election, in the constituency of Coventry South East, Kennedy worked on Jim Cunningham's campaign and helped narrowly defeat Militant-affiliated MP Dave Nellist, who had been deselected as Labour's candidate. He moved to the East Midlands in 1994, where he served as Labour's Regional Director from 1997 to 2005. Kennedy took up the national role of Director of Finance and Compliance in 2005.
Soon after leaving the employment of Labour in September 2010, Kennedy was appointed as an
House of Lords
Kennedy was made a
He first joined the opposition frontbench as a
Kennedy was elected unopposed as Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords in June 2021,[6] and stepped down as an opposition Home Affairs and Cabinet Office spokesperson. He was appointed to the Cabinet Office role less than a month earlier, and stepped down from his remaining spokesperson roles in December 2021. As Opposition Chief Whip, he became Deputy Chair of the Lords Committees and a shadow cabinet attendee, now under the leadership of Keir Starmer.
Personal life
Kennedy is married to
He is a supporter of
References
- ^ "Debrett's homepage". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Lord Roy Kennedy - A Family Affair". Politics Home. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "No. 59468". The London Gazette. 24 June 2010. p. 11914.
- ^ Lord Kennedy delivered his maiden speech on 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Labour Lords". Labour Lords. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive: Top Keir Starmer Aide Digs In Over Plan To Remove Her From Leader's Office". Politics Home. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Baroness Kennedy of Cradley". UK Parliament. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
