Karen Buck
Karen Patricia Buck (born 30 August 1958) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster North, previously Regent's Park and Kensington North, since 1997. A member of the Labour Party, she was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from 2005 to 2006 and served as Shadow Minister for Social Security from 2020 to 2023.
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |||||||||||||
| In office 10 May 2005 – 16 March 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Charlotte Atkins | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gillian Merron | ||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Westminster North Regent's Park and Kensington North (1997–2010) | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Wheeler | ||||||||||||
| Majority | 10,759 (25.1%) | ||||||||||||
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| Member of Westminster City Council for Queen's Park | |||||||||||||
| In office 3 May 1990 – 16 October 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Paul Dimoldenberg | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 August 1958 Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Barrie Taylor (died 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (BSc, MSc, MA) | ||||||||||||
| Website | karenbuck | ||||||||||||
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