Ken Hind
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Kenneth Harvand Hind, known as Ken Hind, CBE, (born 15 September 1949) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for West Lancashire from 1983 until 1992, when he was defeated by Labour's Colin Pickthall. In 1997, he was a candidate in the General Election for the Selby constituency but was defeated by John Grogan.
In 1989 Ken Hind presented a Private Member's Bill to abolish the right of silence of suspects in a police station. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, between 1989 and 1992.
Ken Hind studied at the University of Leeds, where he was President of the Student Union and graduated in Law, with an LLB degree, in 1971 and then qualified as a barrister at Gray's Inn in 1973. He was awarded the CBE after leaving Parliament.
He currently practises as a barrister from Oriel Chambers in Liverpool and Preston. He is currently a councillor, representing the Dilworth ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council.
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| Preceded by New seat |
Member for West Lancashire 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Colin Pickthall |
[edit] References
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1997
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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[edit] External links
- Guardian politics: Kenneth Hind
- Hansard: House of Commons
- Official Report of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body, Thirty-First Conference
- University of Leeds "Reporter"
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