Ken Hargreaves

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Joseph Kenneth Hargreaves, known as Ken Hargreaves, (born 1 March 1939) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hyndburn in Lancashire between 1983 and 1992. A Chartered Secretary and company administator by profession, he served as a local councillor before his election to Parliament.

In 1990, he founded the Movement for Christian Democracy with Liberal Democrat MP David Alton (now Lord Alton of Liverpool) and served as Vice-Chairman.

After his defeat, he worked for Conservative Central Office as a liaison to local Conservative clubs.

In the 2005 general election he supported the Conservative candidate James Mawdsley, a human rights campaigner.

As of 2006, he is chairman of the UK political pro-life lobby group Right to Life.