- Kelvin Hopkins
Infobox MP
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name = Kelvin Hopkins
honorific-suffix =MP
constituency_MP = Luton North
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majority = 6,487 (16.6%)
predecessor =John Russell Carlisle
successor =Incumbent
term_start =1 May 1997
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1941|08|22|df=yes
birth_place =Leicester
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nationality = British
spouse = Patricia Mabel Langley
party = Labour
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alma_mater =University of Nottingham
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footnotes =Kelvin Peter Hopkins (born
August 22 ,1941 ) is a Britishpolitician and the LabourMember of Parliament for Luton North.Early life
Kelvin Hopkins was born in
Leicester ,Leicestershire the son of ProfessorHarold Hopkins [http://www.readinglibraries.org.uk/services/local/hopkins.htm] and was educated at the Queen Elizabeth Boys' Grammar School,Barnet and theUniversity of Nottingham where he was awarded a BA degree in Politics, Economics and Mathematics with Statistics. With the exception of two years as a lecturer at theSt Albans FE College (now calledOaklands College ) from 1971 he has worked entirely within thetrade union movement. He joined theTrades Union Congress as an economist in 1969, and rejoined the TUC following his stint in education in 1973. He was appointed as a policy and research officer withNALGO in 1977, leaving its successorUNISON in 1994.He now lives in
Luton and commutes to Westminister on the train onThameslink . Kelvin served as a councillor onLuton Borough Council for four years from 1972. He unsuccessfully contested Luton North at the 1983 General Election finishing in second place some 11,981 votes behind the sitting Conservative MPJohn Russell Carlisle . He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1997 General Election for Luton North with a majority of 9,626 and has remained the MP there since. He made hismaiden speech onNovember 28 ,1997 . [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo971128/debtext/71128-16.htm#71128-16_spnew6]In parliament he served as a member of the broadcasting select committee for two years from 1999, and has been a member of the public administration select committee since 2002. He has also served as an adviser to the Minister of Sport
Richard Caborn onyachting since 2002. He is a member of many all-party groups and is the chairman of the group on further education andlifelong learning ; he serves as the vice chairman on the groups on jazz appreciation; historic vehicles;Norway ; constitution and citizenship; transport infrastructure and trans-European networks; he also serves as the treasurer to the group on building societies and financial mutuals.Personal life
He married Patricia Mabel Langley on August 21 1965 in Barnet and they have a son and a daughter. He is on the left-wing of the party, being a member of the
Socialist Campaign Group . A French speaker, he is a keen photographer, saxophonist, and enjoyssailing on theNorfolk Broads . He is an Honorary Associate of theNational Secular Society and is a Distinguished Supporter of theBritish Humanist Association . He is a governor ofLuton Sixth Form College .Publications
* "The Economy: A NALGO Review" by Kelvin Hopkins, 1991
External links
* [http://www.kelvinhopkinsmp.com/index.html Kelvin Hopkin's Website]
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Kelvin+Hopkins/ ePolitix - Kelvin Hopkins] ePolitix website
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-2509,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Kelvin Hopkins MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/kelvin_hopkins/luton_north TheyWorkForYou.com - Kelvin Hopkins MP]
* [http://publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Kelvin_Hopkins&mpc=Luton+North The Public Whip - Kelvin Hopkins MP] voting record
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/271.stm BBC News - Kelvin Hopkins] profile 10 February, 2005News items
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6676073.stm Sixth forms in May 2007]
* [http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-01-Labour-rebels-fail-to-force-council-housing-funding-boost Labour rebels fail vote to increase council house funding in April 2008]* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2007/jun/12/iraq.iraq Blair see off Iraq rebellion in June 2007]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/26/npens26.xml Lobby of Parliament on pensions in October 2006]
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