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| ⚫ | '''Kevin Denis Brennan''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MP}} (born 16 October 1959) is a |
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He was Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills until he resigned on 28 June 2016.<ref name="Brennan 2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.kevinbrennan.co.uk/post/130124965883/new-shadow-ministerial-role-for-cardiff-west-mp |title=New Shadow Ministerial role for Cardiff West MP |last= |first= |date=25 September 2015 |website= |access-date=1 October 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002141131/http://www.kevinbrennan.co.uk/post/130124965883/new-shadow-ministerial-role-for-cardiff-west-mp |archivedate= 2 October 2015 |df= }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Kevin Denis Brennan''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MP}} (born 16 October 1959) is a Labour Party politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Cardiff West]] in 2001, and was a Minister of State at both the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families before the 2010 general election. His responsibilities included Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs. |
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==Background== |
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Brennan was born in [[Cwmbran]], [[South Wales]], the son of a steelworker and a school [[lunch lady|dinner lady]]. He was educated at [[St Alban's RC High School, Torfaen|St Alban's RC High School]] in [[Pontypool]] and [[Pembroke College, Oxford]]. He graduated in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] in 1982, and was elected President of the [[Oxford Union]] in the same year with support from [[William Hague]], who preferred Brennan's candidacy over those from the left of the Conservative faction in the Union. After [[University of Oxford]] he returned to Wales to study at the [[Cardiff University|University College of Wales, Cardiff]] where he qualified as a teacher with a [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education]] in history in 1985. He finished his education with a [[masters degree|master's degree]] in Education Management at the [[University of Glamorgan]] (now the [[University of South Wales]]) in 1992. {{Citation needed|date=December 2012}} |
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He was Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills until he resigned on 28 June 2016. |
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In 1982, Brennan joined the Cwmbran Community Press as a journalist. He joined the [[National Union of Teachers]] in 1984 before becoming a teacher at [[Radyr]] Comprehensive School in 1985. He left the school in 1994 as Head of the Economics Department. Between 1991–2001, Brennan was a member of [[Cardiff Council]] representing the ward of [[Canton, Cardiff]]. During this time he served as Chair of the Finance Committee, Chair of the Economic Scrutiny Committee and Vice-Chair of Economic Development.<ref>[http://www.kevinbrennan.co.uk/p/biography.html Biography] kevinbrennan.co.uk</ref> |
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==Parliamentary career== |
==Parliamentary career== |
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Following Rhodri Morgan's decision to step down as the Member of Parliament for [[Cardiff West]] in order to concentrate on being the First Minister of Wales, Brennan was selected as the Labour candidate for the constituency and became the MP for [[Cardiff West]] at the 2001 general election. In 2002, he appeared in the House of Commons without a tie, as he favours a less formal dress code. |
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After the 2005 general election, he was promoted to Tony Blair's government as an Assistant Government Whip. In June 2007, Blair's successor, Gordon Brown, appointed Brennan as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families in the new Department for Children, Schools and Families, replacing Parmjit Dhanda. Brennan was replaced in this role by Lady Morgan following the government reshuffle in October 2008. He was moved to the Cabinet Office before being promoted in 2009, becoming the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs with responsibilities in both the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Following the 2010 General Election, he continued this role in a Shadow Ministerial capacity before [[Edward Miliband]]'s decision to appoint Brennan to the position of Shadow Minister for Schools. |
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Brennan was made Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment, and Intellectual Property by [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in September 2015, with responsibility for, among others, low carbon business sectors, manufacturing, construction, trade, and intellectual property. |
Brennan was made Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment, and Intellectual Property by [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in September 2015, with responsibility for, among others, low carbon business sectors, manufacturing, construction, trade, and intellectual property. He resigned from this position on 28 June 2016, following a motion of no confidence in Corbyn which was passed overwhelmingly by Labour MPs. |
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===Pensions Bill/Allied Steel and Wire=== |
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In July 2002, the steel manufacturer Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) entered receivership and many of their employees were told they would not receive their full company pensions because of a fund shortfall. |
In July 2002, the steel manufacturer Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) entered receivership and many of their employees were told they would not receive their full company pensions because of a fund shortfall. Mr Brennan, who had many former workers of Allied Steel & Wire as constituents, tabled an early day motion in the Commons in November calling for compensation and threatened to table an amendment to the Pensions Bill if the government did not offer any help. After Brennan carried out his threat to table the amendment, ''The Independent'' newspaper reported that Tony Blair faced the "biggest backbench rebellion" of his career.< Ultimately, Brennan was successful. The BBC said he was "instrumental in extracting the government's commitment to establish a £400 million fund to provide compensation for workers who lost their pensions when their firms went backrupt". |
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| ⚫ | In 2002 Kevin Brennan appeared in the House of Commons without a tie and called for Westminster to have "dress down" Thursdays pointing out that Billy Bragg had complained Parliamentarians gave a "besuited image that's male, pale and stale". It provoked jeers from Conservative MPs. Michael Fabricant was so incensed he made a point of order to the speaker. The Speaker, Michael Martin, agreed with Farbicant and Brennan was forced to leave the chamber to retrieve a tie from his office. |
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===Dress down Thursdays=== |
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In 2009, Brennan came under scrutiny during the [[United Kingdom Parliamentary Expenses Scandal|Expenses scandal]] for claiming items, including a £450 television claimed for his London second home which was delivered to this family home in Cardiff. He claimed for bunk beds for his daughter while the expenses system was intended exclusively for items for the MPs use. Brennan said he bought from businesses in his constituency but the items were for use in his second home, calling the story a "smear with no basis in fact".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5301765/MPs-expenses-Kevin-Brennan-had-450-for-television-delivered-to-family-home.html|title=Kevin Brennan had £450 for television delivered to family home on MPs' expenses|first=By Rosa Prince, Political|last=Correspondent|publisher=|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8042912.stm|title=MP dismisses expenses abuse claim|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref> |
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===Social Media Award=== |
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| ⚫ | In 2010, Brennan became the first Member of Parliament to win the |
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===Guitars for prisoners=== |
===Guitars for prisoners=== |
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In 2014, Brennan led a campaign with musician Billy Bragg to lift a blanket ban on prisoners having access to guitars. They were backed in their campaign by musicians including |
In 2014, Brennan led a campaign with musician Billy Bragg to lift a blanket ban on prisoners having access to guitars. They were backed in their campaign by musicians including Johnny Marr, David Gilmour and Richard Hawley. Brennnan held a Westminster Hall debate on the subject to try and get the government to overturn the ban citing the importance and the efficacy of music as a means for the rehabilitation for prisoners. The Government agreed and prisoners can now have access to the instruments. |
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==Personal life== |
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Brennan has been married to Amy Lynn Wack since 1988; the couple have one daughter. Brennan supports [[Cardiff City Football Club]] and the [[Cardiff Blues]] rugby team. He is also a member of a parliamentary rock band [[MP4 (band)|MP4]] with fellow politicians [[Ian Cawsey]], [[Pete Wishart]] and [[Greg Knight]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2005/05/11/mp4_music_feature.shtml|title=MP4 strike a chord with voters|website=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref> They have helped to raise over £1 million for charity as well as releasing an album and an EP. They are currently the house band on the television show Unspun with Matt Forde.<ref name="bbc.co.uk1"/><ref>[[MP4 (band)]]</ref>{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=May 2017}} |
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==The Friends of Jo Cox== |
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In 2016, following [[Murder of Jo Cox|the murder of Jo Cox]], the MP for [[Batley and Spen (UK Parliament constituency)|Batley and Spen]], Brennan put together the 'Friends of Jo Cox' to record a charity single to raise money for the Jo Cox Foundation which had been setup in her memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/welsh-mp-kevin-brennan-helped-12268743|title=MP Kevin Brennan part of charity single in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox|first=James|last=McCarthy|date=3 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref> The Friends of Jo Cox included the parliamentary rock band MP4, the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] choir, MPs from other parties and a group of famous musicians including [[David Gray (musician)|David Gray]], [[KT Tunstall]], [[Ricky Wilson (singer)|Ricky Wilson]] and [[Steve Harley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/behind-jo-cox-charity-single-plus-everything-else-need-know/|title=Who's behind the Jo Cox charity single? Plus, everything else you need to know|publisher=|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref> The song was a cover of [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]", with the Rolling Stones waiving their royalties for the Jo Cox Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/16/rolling-stones-royalties-jo-cox-tribute-single-christmas-no-1|title=Rolling Stones waive their royalties on Jo Cox tribute single|first1=|last1=Staff|first2=|last2=agencies|date=16 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=11 June 2017|via=The Guardian}}</ref> The single made the iTunes Top 10, and narrowly missed out on the top 100 UK Singles chart before Christmas Day. The single has raised more than £35,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2016-12-23/jo-cox-charity-single-misses-out-on-christmas-no-1-spot/|title=Jo Cox charity single misses out on Christmas No 1 spot|publisher=|accessdate=11 June 2017}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.kevinbrennan.co.uk/ Kevin Brennan MP] ''official constituency website'' |
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*[http://www.welshlabour10.org.uk/candidates/kevinbrennancardiffwes Profile]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at the Welsh Labour Party |
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Revision as of 00:08, 2 June 2018
| Kevin Brennan MP | |
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| Shadow Minister for Heritage & Arts | |
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Assumed office July 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills | |
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In office 25 September 2015 – 28 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Stephen Doughty |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Office | |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Phil Hope |
| Succeeded by | Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff West | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Rhodri Morgan |
| Majority | 12,551 (26.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1959 |
| Website | Official website |
Kevin Denis Brennan MP (born 16 October 1959) is a Labour Party politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff West in 2001, and was a Minister of State at both the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families before the 2010 general election. His responsibilities included Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs.
He was Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills until he resigned on 28 June 2016.
Parliamentary career
Following Rhodri Morgan's decision to step down as the Member of Parliament for Cardiff West in order to concentrate on being the First Minister of Wales, Brennan was selected as the Labour candidate for the constituency and became the MP for Cardiff West at the 2001 general election. In 2002, he appeared in the House of Commons without a tie, as he favours a less formal dress code.
After the 2005 general election, he was promoted to Tony Blair's government as an Assistant Government Whip. In June 2007, Blair's successor, Gordon Brown, appointed Brennan as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families in the new Department for Children, Schools and Families, replacing Parmjit Dhanda. Brennan was replaced in this role by Lady Morgan following the government reshuffle in October 2008. He was moved to the Cabinet Office before being promoted in 2009, becoming the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs with responsibilities in both the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Following the 2010 General Election, he continued this role in a Shadow Ministerial capacity before Edward Miliband's decision to appoint Brennan to the position of Shadow Minister for Schools.
Brennan was made Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment, and Intellectual Property by Jeremy Corbyn in September 2015, with responsibility for, among others, low carbon business sectors, manufacturing, construction, trade, and intellectual property. He resigned from this position on 28 June 2016, following a motion of no confidence in Corbyn which was passed overwhelmingly by Labour MPs.
Pensions Bill/Allied Steel and Wire
In July 2002, the steel manufacturer Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) entered receivership and many of their employees were told they would not receive their full company pensions because of a fund shortfall. Mr Brennan, who had many former workers of Allied Steel & Wire as constituents, tabled an early day motion in the Commons in November calling for compensation and threatened to table an amendment to the Pensions Bill if the government did not offer any help. After Brennan carried out his threat to table the amendment, The Independent newspaper reported that Tony Blair faced the "biggest backbench rebellion" of his career.< Ultimately, Brennan was successful. The BBC said he was "instrumental in extracting the government's commitment to establish a £400 million fund to provide compensation for workers who lost their pensions when their firms went backrupt".
In 2002 Kevin Brennan appeared in the House of Commons without a tie and called for Westminster to have "dress down" Thursdays pointing out that Billy Bragg had complained Parliamentarians gave a "besuited image that's male, pale and stale". It provoked jeers from Conservative MPs. Michael Fabricant was so incensed he made a point of order to the speaker. The Speaker, Michael Martin, agreed with Farbicant and Brennan was forced to leave the chamber to retrieve a tie from his office.
In 2010, Brennan became the first Member of Parliament to win the British Computer Society's (BCS) Social Media MP of the year award beating Nick Clegg and Jeremy Corbyn who both finished as runners-up.
Guitars for prisoners
In 2014, Brennan led a campaign with musician Billy Bragg to lift a blanket ban on prisoners having access to guitars. They were backed in their campaign by musicians including Johnny Marr, David Gilmour and Richard Hawley. Brennnan held a Westminster Hall debate on the subject to try and get the government to overturn the ban citing the importance and the efficacy of music as a means for the rehabilitation for prisoners. The Government agreed and prisoners can now have access to the instruments.