Karen Buck

Karen Buck
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In office
10 May 2005 – 16 March 2006
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byCharlotte Atkins
Succeeded byGillian Merron
Member of Parliament
for Westminster North
Regent's Park and Kensington North (1997–2010)
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byJohn Wheeler
Majority10,759 (25.1%)
2020–2023Social Security
2013–2015PPS to the Opposition Leader
2011–2013Further Education
2010–2011Welfare Reform
Member of Westminster City Council
for Queen's Park
In office
3 May 1990 – 16 October 1997
Succeeded byPaul Dimoldenberg
Personal details
Born (1958-08-30) 30 August 1958 (age 65)
Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Political partyLabour
SpouseBarrie Taylor (died 2024)
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BSc, MSc, MA)
Websitekarenbuck.org.uk

Karen Patricia Buck (born 30 August 1958) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster North, previously Regent's Park and Kensington North, since 1997.[1][2] A member of the Labour Party, she was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from 2005 to 2006 and served as Shadow Minister for Social Security from 2020 to 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "Ms Karen Buck (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary career for Ms Karen Buck - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs". Politics Home. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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