Barbara Keeley
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Barbara Keeley MP |
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| Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care | |
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Assumed office 7 October 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Luciana Berger |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Chris Bryant |
| Succeeded by | David Heath |
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Member of Parliament for Worsley and Eccles South Worsley (2005–2010) |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 5,946 (14.1%) |
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| Born | 26 March 1952 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Colin Huggett |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
Barbara Mary Keeley (born 26 March 1952) is a British people Labour Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worsley and Eccles South. She was Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2010.
Keeley was educated at Mount St Mary's College in Leeds and the University of Salford, gaining a BA in Politics and Contemporary History.
Her early career was with IBM, first as a Systems Engineer and then as a Field Systems Engineering Manager. Later she became an independent consultant, working on community regeneration issues across North West England.
She was elected as a Labour councillor on Trafford Council in 1995 on which Keeley served as a member for Priory ward until 2004. Earlier, as a member of the SDP, she had unsuccessfully contested Altrincham ward. She was Cabinet member for Children and Young People, Early Years and Childcare and Health and Wellbeing. From 2002 to 2004, she was Cabinet member for Education, Children's Social Services and all services for children and young people and Director of a Pathfinder Children's Trust. She is a member of the GMB Union, the Co-operative Party and the Fabian Society.
From 2002 to 2005, she worked as a consultant to the charity, the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, researching carers' issues — particularly those related to primary health care. She is co-author of the reports Carers Speak Out and Primary Carers.
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