Paul Daisley
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Member of Parliament for Brent East |
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In office 7 June 2001 – 18 June 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Livingstone |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Teather |
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20 July 1957 Acton, London |
| Died | 18 June 2003 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Lesley Jordan |
Paul Andrew Daisley (20 July 1957 – 18 June 2003) was a British politician from the Labour Party who is most notable for his period as Leader of Brent Borough Council. After working as an accounting officer and for his own management consultancy, he succeeded in significantly improving the reputation of the council and pioneering anti-crime initiatives. His success led to his election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent East, but he was seriously ill with cancer by the time the opportunity came. Despite apparently successful treatment, he was unable to play a significant role in Parliament before a new and terminal cancer was discovered.
Born in Acton, west London, Daisley was the only son of Peter and Joan Daisley. He spent many days at his grandparents' home in Hallaton in Leicestershire. He went to Littlemore School in Littlemore, south Oxford then Abingdon College in Abingdon, where he met his future wife. He worked as an Accounting Officer for Texaco from 1976-84. In 1984 he set up his own management consultancy and quality assurance company, Daisley Associates, together with his father; he was formally Director of Finance and Administration for the company.
While at Texaco in 1979, Daisley had joined the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs and became an active trade unionist; he joined the Labour Party in 1982 in Lewisham, feeling that "it needed all the help it could get". Daisley was to become a leading local supporter of Neil Kinnock. He married Lesley Jordan in 1984, and the two moved to Sudbury Avenue in the London Borough of Brent.
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