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Barbara Keeley was born on 26 March, 1952 in United Kingdom, is a British Labour politician. Discover Barbara Keeley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 26 March, 1952
Birthday 26 March
Birthplace United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1952

Barbara Mary Keeley (born 26 March 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worsley and Eccles South, previously Worsley, since 2005.

A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Shadow Minister for Music and Tourism since 2023.

1995

She was elected as a Labour councillor on Trafford Council in 1995 on which Keeley served as a member for Priory ward until 2004.

She was Cabinet member for Children and Young People, Early Years and Childcare and Health and Wellbeing.

2002

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.

2006

In the House of Commons, Keeley served as a member of the Constitutional Affairs Select committee and from February 2006, the Finance and Services Committee.

On 8 February 2006, she was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Cabinet Office, working with the Cabinet Office Minister, Jim Murphy MP.

In June 2006, she moved to be PPS to Jim Murphy as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.

On 16 December 2006, she won the nomination to be the Labour Party candidate for the constituency of Worsley and Eccles South, following boundary changes affecting Worsley.

2007

In 2007, she served as the Parliamentary Champion for Carers Week (11 – 17 June).

She introduced a Private Members Bill — The Carers (Identification and Support) Bill — into the House of Commons on 24 April that year.

The Bill would have required health bodies to identify patients who are carers or who have a carer and would make provision in relation to the responsibilities of local authorities and schools for the needs of young carers.

In June 2007, Keeley was appointed as PPS to Harriet Harman as Secretary of State for Women and Equality and appointed by Gordon Brown to chair the Labour Party's manifesto group on Social Care.

2008

In October 2008 she became an Assistant Government Whip, and in June 2009 was promoted to Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.

2009

She previously served as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2010 and served in Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care from 2016 to 2020.

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.

2010

In June 2010, she was appointed as a member of the Shadow Health Team and as the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House.

She stood in the 2010 Shadow Cabinet elections, coming 23rd.

2011

She was shadow minister for the Department of Communities and Local Government until October 2011.

2015

Keeley endorsed Andy Burnham in the 2015 Labour Party leadership election, which was subsequently won by Jeremy Corbyn, who appointed her in September 2015 as Shadow Minister for Older People, Social Care and Carers.

2016

In June 2016, Keeley was among the dozens of shadow ministers who resigned from Corbyn's frontbench team following the EU referendum.

She subsequently supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour Party leadership election.

Following Corbyn's re-election as Labour leader in October 2016, Keeley was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care.

2018

In 2018, Keeley expressed concerned about a fall in the number of psychiatrists treating children and young people in England.

In November 2018, Keeley criticised poor standards of care in many private care homes after an investigation by The Guardian found that elderly residents were being neglected.

She stated, "This investigation has exposed the appalling standards of care being provided by some of the largest providers of outsourced residential care which has left large numbers of vulnerable people in need of care suffering terrible indignity and neglect."

In December 2018, Keeley expressed concern about care workers having their wages docked when they are sick.

She said: "Good care quality depends on workers with good terms and conditions, but in hollowing out our social care system through relentless cuts to council budgets, this government has empowered irresponsible providers that are driving down workers’ conditions and at the same time damaging the quality of care."

She is married to Colin Huggett.

2019

Following Labour's defeat in the 2019 general election, Keeley endorsed Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner in the 2020 Labour Party leadership and deputy leadership elections.

2020

When Starmer was elected Labour leader in April 2020, Keeley left the Shadow Cabinet and returned to the backbenches.

Keeley rejoined the frontbench in March 2022 when she was appointed Shadow Minister for Arts and Civil Society, replacing Rachael Maskell, who resigned 3 months prior following her opposition to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for NHS staff.

In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle she was appointed Shadow Minister for Music and Tourism.