Kevin Hughes (politician)
| Kevin Hughes | |
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Member of Parliament for Doncaster North |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 11 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Welsh |
| Succeeded by | Ed Miliband |
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| Born |
15 December 1952 Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 16 July 2006 (aged 53) Doncaster, Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations |
New Communist Party (1977-1978) |
| Spouse(s) | Lynda Hughes |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
Kevin Michael Hughes (15 December 1952 – 16 July 2006) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North from 1992 to 2005. He served as a government whip, and was previously a coal miner and official for the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
Hughes was born in Doncaster, the son of a coal miner. He was educated at Owston Park secondary modern, and took up his father's profession in 1970. He remained a miner until 1990, but also attended University of Sheffield for three years under a day-release scheme.
Kevin and Lynda Hughes married in 1972. They had a son and a daughter together. His son joined the Army, and served in the 2003 Gulf War.
Originally a Communist, he joined the New Communist Party in 1977 but left to join the Labour Party in 1978. He served as a branch delegate and member of the Yorkshire area committee of the NUM. He was elected as a member of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in 1986, and elected to Parliament in the 1992 general election for the safe Labour seat of Doncaster North. As an MP, he was sponsored by the NUM, although the number of working coal pits in his constituency had been reduced from 6 to only 1. He campaigned on pit safety issues before the privatisation of British Coal in the early 1990s.
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