Ken Purchase

Ken Purchase
Member of Parliament
for Wolverhampton North East
In office
9 April 1992 – 6 May 2010
Preceded by Maureen Hicks
Succeeded by Emma Reynolds
Personal details
Born 8 January 1939
Wolverhampton, England
Nationality British
Political party Labour Co-operative
Alma mater Wolverhampton Polytechnic

Kenneth "Ken" Purchase (born 8 January 1939) is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East from 1992 until 2010.

Early life

He attended Springfield Secondary Modern School (became Woden Primary School) on Springfield Road in Wolverhampton. At Wolverhampton Polytechnic, (now Wolverhampton University) he gained a BA in Social Science. Ken worked as a co-operative development officer. He was an apprentice toolmaker in the foundry industry from 1956-60. From 1960-8, he worked in experimental component development in the aerospace industry. From 1968-76, he was a toolroom machinist in the car industry. He worked in the property division of Telford Development Corporation. From 1981-2, he was in the Housing Department of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. From 1982-92, he was a Business Development Advisor at Black Country CDA Ltd. He was a councillor on Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council from 1970-90.

Parliamentary career

He contested Wolverhampton North East in 1987. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Robin Cook for six years.

On 27 October 2007 Purchase announced his intention to retire at the next general election.[1]

Personal life

He married Brenda Sanders on 20 August 1960 in Rowley Regis. They have two daughters.

References

  1. ↑ City MP Ken to retire, Express & Star, 27 October 2007

External links

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Maureen Hicks		 Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East
1992–2010 		Succeeded by
Emma Reynolds