Kenneth Stewart
Appearance
Kenneth Stewart | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Merseyside West | |
In office 14 June 1984 – 2 September 1996 | |
Succeeded by | Richard Corbett |
Personal details | |
Born | Liverpool | 28 June 1925
Died | 2 September 1996 Liverpool | (aged 71)
Political party | Labour |
Residence | United Kingdom |
Kenneth Stewart (28 June 1925 – 2 September 1996), was a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 1996.
Stewart worked as a carpenter and joiner, and also spent time as a sergeant in the Parachute Regiment, and in the Merchant Navy. He joined the Labour Party, and served on Liverpool City Council from 1964, chairing its housing committee.[1]
At the 1984 European Parliament election, Stewart was elected in Merseyside West, serving until his death in 1996.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ BBC-Vacher's Biographical Guide 1996. London: BBC Political Research Unit and Vacher's Publications. 1996. pp. 6–37. ISBN 0951520857.
- ^ "Obituary: Kenneth Stewart". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011.
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- 1925 births
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- British Merchant Navy personnel
- British Parachute Regiment soldiers
- Labour Party (UK) councillors in Liverpool
- Labour Party (UK) MEPs
- MEPs for England 1984–1989
- MEPs for England 1989–1994
- MEPs for England 1994–1999
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- Military personnel from Liverpool
- British MEP stubs