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Neil Kinnock


The Lord Kinnock

Leader of the Opposition
In office
2 October 1983 – 18 July 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byMichael Foot
Succeeded byJohn Smith
Shadow Education Secretary
In office
4 May 1979 – 2 October 1983
Personal details
Born (1942-03-28) 28 March 1942 (age 82)
Tredegar, Wales, UK[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Glenys Kinnock
(m. 1967–present)
RelationsHelle Thorning-Schmidt
(daughter-in-law)
ChildrenStephen, Rachel

Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC, (born 28 March 1942) is a Welsh politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1995. From 1983 to 1992 he was the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Labour Party.[2] In the general election in 1992 he was beaten. After this he gave up his post of leading the Labour Party (and sitting in Parliament). He was a British politician in the European Commission from 1995 until 2004, and is now Chairman of the British Council and President of Cardiff University.

He was introduced to the House of Lords on 31 January 2005. He was created Baron Kinnock, of Bedwellty in the County of Gwent.[3][4]

  1. "South East Wales Public Life - Neil Kinnock - Labour politician from Tredegar". BBC. 1942-03-28. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  2. "1983: 'Dream ticket' wins Labour leadership". On This Day. BBC News. 2 October 1983. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  3. "No. 57549". The London Gazette. 2 February 2005. p. 1249.
  4. House of Lords Journal 238 (Session 2004–05) Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Monday, 31 January 2005; p. 142

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