Kevin Barron

Sir Kevin Barron
Official portrait, 2017
Chairman of the Committee of Privileges
In office
6 July 2010 – 15 October 2018
Preceded byMalcolm Rifkind
Succeeded byKate Green
Chairman of the Committee on Standards
In office
6 July 2010 – 15 October 2018
Preceded byMalcolm Rifkind
Succeeded byKate Green
Chair of the Health Select Committee
In office
18 July 2005 – 6 May 2010
Preceded byDavid Hinchliffe
Succeeded byStephen Dorrell
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition
In office
30 October 1985 – 11 November 1988
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byDerek Foster
Succeeded byAdam Ingram
Member of Parliament
for Rother Valley
In office
9 June 1983 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byPeter Hardy
Succeeded byAlexander Stafford
Personal details
Born (1946-10-26) 26 October 1946
PartyLabour
Spouse(s)
Carol McGrath
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(m. 1969; died 2008)​
; 3 children
Andree Deane
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(m. 2012)​
; 3 stepchildren
EducationRuskin College
Website
parliament..kevin-barron

Sir Kevin John Barron (born 26 October 1946) is a British Labour Party politician and former coal industry worker. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rother Valley from 1983 until 2019.