David Alan Keen was a British Labour Co-operative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston from 1992 until his death in 2011.
12 Facts About Alan Keen
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Alan Keen joined the British Army in 1960 and after nearly three years of service, in 1963, he started his career with the Fire Protection Industry where he remained until his election to the House of Commons.
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Alan Keen worked as a tactical scout for Middlesbrough FC for eighteen years.
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Alan Keen served as a member of Hounslow Borough Council from 1986 to 1990 and was elected to Parliament at the 1992 general election when he unseated the sitting Conservative MP Patrick Ground.
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On 28 January 2009, Keen voted against a motion in Parliament calling on the government to review a decision to add a third runway to Heathrow Airport.
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However at a House of Commons debate in January 2009, Alan Keen voted in favour of the third runway.
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Alan Keen voted against the reform of MP's expenses in 2008.
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Alan Keen's sister-in-law, Sylvia Heal was an MP from 1997 to 2010 and Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons before retiring at the 2010 election.
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In February 2010 Alan Keen was played by Tim Pigott-Smith in the television film On Expenses.
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Alan Keen employed son David for at least 8 years as his constituency manager and senior caseworker.
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Alan Keen had a further son and a daughter from a previous marriage.
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Alan Keen died in Lambeth, London, on 10 November 2011 from cancer, aged 73.