Eddie O'Hara (politician): Difference between revisions

Edward O'Hara
MP
Edward O'Hara MP
Member of Parliament; for Knowsley South
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 September 1990
Preceded by	Sean Hughes
Majority	17,688 (48.5%)
Personal details
Born	1 October 1937 (age 87); Bootle
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Lilian Hopkins
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford

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Edward O'Hara (born 1 October 1937) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Knowsley South since by1990, following the death of Sean Hughes. His seat is considered the safest Labour seat in the country.^[1] He is chairman of the committee for technology and aerospace of the Western European Union^[2] and will be succeeded in 2009 by the German politician Axel Fischer.

Early life

O'Hara was born in Bootle, near Liverpool. He was educated at the direct-grant grammar Liverpool Collegiate School, then Magdalen College, Oxford, gaining an MA in Literae Humaniores, and the University of London. Before entering Parliament, Eddie was a councillor in Knowsley and Chair of the Education Committee. He taught at Birkenhead School before lecturing at CF Mott College (became Liverpool Polytechnic) from 1970-5, at the City of Liverpool College of Higher Education from 1975-85, and at Liverpool Polytechnic from 1985-90.

Personal life

He married Lilian Hopkins on September 11 1962 in Bootle. They have two sons and a daughter.

References

^ Allegra Stratton, "20 MPs would survive swing repeat", The Guardian, July 26, 2008.
^ http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:9qNFYkVjYMkJ:www.assembly-weu.org/en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2007/1990.php+www.assembly-weu.org/+Axel+Fischer&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=de

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[1] Allegra Stratton, "20 MPs would survive swing repeat", The Guardian, July 26, 2008.

[2] ttp://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:9qNFYkVjYMkJ:www.assembly-weu.org/en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2007/1990.php+www.assembly-weu.org/+Axel+Fischer&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=de

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 ==Early life==
-O'Hara was born in [[Bootle]], near [[Liverpool]]. He was educated at the [[direct grant grammar school|direct-grant grammar]] [[Liverpool Collegiate Institution|Liverpool Collegiate School]], then [[Magdalen College, Oxford]], gaining an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA]] in Literae Humaniores and the [[University of London]]. Before entering Parliament, Eddie was a councillor in [[Knowsley (village)|Knowsley]] and Chair of the Education Committee.  He taught at [[Birkenhead School]] before lecturing at CF Mott College (became Liverpool Polytechnic) from 1970-5, at the City of Liverpool College of Higher Education from 1975-85, and at [[Liverpool John Moores University|Liverpool Polytechnic]] from 1985-90.
+O'Hara was born in [[Bootle]], near [[Liverpool]]. He was educated at the [[direct grant grammar school|direct-grant grammar]] [[Liverpool Collegiate Institution|Liverpool Collegiate School]], then [[Magdalen College, Oxford]], gaining an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA]] in Literae Humaniores, and the [[University of London]]. Before entering Parliament, Eddie was a councillor in [[Knowsley (village)|Knowsley]] and Chair of the Education Committee.  He taught at [[Birkenhead School]] before lecturing at CF Mott College (became Liverpool Polytechnic) from 1970-5, at the City of Liverpool College of Higher Education from 1975-85, and at [[Liverpool John Moores University|Liverpool Polytechnic]] from 1985-90.
 == Personal life ==