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Ken Hind

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Member of Parliament


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Kenneth Harvand Hind, CBE (born 15 September 1949) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for West Lancashire from 1983 until 1992, when he was defeated by Labour's Colin Pickthall. In May 1997, he was a candidate in the General Election for the constituency of Selby, but was defeated by John Grogan.

In 1989, Ken Hind presented a Private Member's Bill to control embryo research. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, between 1989 and 1992.

Ken Hind was born on 15 September 1949, and educated at Woodhouse Grove School and the University of Leeds, where he was President of the Student Union. He graduated in Law, with an LLB degree, in 1971 and then qualified as a barrister at Gray's Inn in 1973. He was awarded the CBE after leaving Parliament.

He currently practises as a barrister from Oriel Chambers in Liverpool and Preston. He is currently a 3 term councillor, representing the Dilworth ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council for the Conservative Party. He is currently the Leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council.

He married Sue Hind on 17 March 2008.

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Ken Hind Wikipedia


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