Brian Key

Brian Key
Personal details
Born September 20, 1947
Darfield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Political party Labour
Spouse(s) Lynne Ambler
Alma mater Wath Grammar School

University of Liverpool

Brian Michael Key is a British Labour Party politician, who from 1979 to 1984 was the MEP for Yorkshire South.[1]

He was educated at Wath Grammar School from 1958 to 1965, before studying PPE at the University of Liverpool, where he was a contemporary of the journalist Jon Snow.

Following his deselection as a candidate in the 1984 European Parliament Elections, he worked as a Local Government Officer and School Auditor, before his retirement.

He currently represents his home village of Darfield, as a councillor, which he has held since 2011, replacing the Independent Cllr David Wainwright. In 2014, Key signalled his intention to retire from Barnsley Council in the 2015 local elections.

References

  1. "Brian M. KEY". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2014-04-14.