1. Ann Lloyd Keen is a British Labour Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth from 1997, until she was defeated by Conservative candidate Mary Macleod in 2010.
12 Facts About Ann Keen
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Ann Keen served as a health minister in the government of Gordon Brown.
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Ann Keen went to Elfed Secondary Modern School in Buckley, Clwyd, then gained a PGCEA from the University of Surrey.
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Ann Keen worked in the National Health Service before training as a registered nurse at Ashford General Hospital in Ashford, Middlesex, and won prizes as Nurse of the Year and Children's Nurse of the Year.
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Ann Keen then moved to the Treasury, later becoming Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown.
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In 2000 Ann Keen became well known for campaigning on gay rights, her interest in the issue sparked when she was reunited with her gay son who she had given up for adoption.
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Ann Keen campaigned in parliament on health issues as a backbencher, and served on the health select committee.
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In 1998, Ann Keen proposed an Early Day Motion calling for equitable care for women with ovarian cancer, which was supported by over 100 other MPs.
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On 28 January 2009, Ann Keen voted against a motion in Parliament calling for a review of the decision to add a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
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Ann Keen invited them to coffee mornings using prepaid envelopes and on House of Commons headed stationery, a breach of Parliamentary rules as they are only permitted to be used for replies.
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In February 2009 constituent John Taylor alleged Ann Keen had breached her 'duty of care' to a constituent in failing to assist his attempts in achieving compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
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Ann Keen married Alan Keen, who sat as a Labour MP from 1992 until his death in 2011, in 1980.