Alan Keen

David Alan Keen (25 November 1937 – 10 November 2011) was a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Feltham and Heston from 1992 until his death in 2011.

Early life

Although born in London, Alan Keen was brought up in the Grangetown and Redcar area in the present day unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the north-east of England. He went to the Sir William Turner's Grammar School in Redcar. He joined the British Army in 1960 and after nearly three years of service, in 1963, he started his career with the Fire Protection Industry where he remained until his election to the House of Commons. He also worked as a tactical scout for Middlesbrough F.C. for eighteen years.

Parliamentary career

He served as a member of Hounslow Borough Council from 1986–90 and was elected to Parliament at the 1992 general election when he unseated the sitting Conservative MP Patrick Ground. In Parliament he has served on both the Education (1995–96) and the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committees (1997–99 and since 2001).