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