Peter Kilfoyle

Date and Place of Birth:
June 1946 in Liverpool

Status:
Married to Bernadette, with five children (three daughters and two boys)

Education:
St Edward's College, Liverpool
Durham University
Christ's College, Liverpool

Previous Occupations:
Labourer
Teacher/Youth worker
Political organiser for the Labour Party

Posts held:
Ex-chair of the North West group of Labour MPs
Ex-whip (Environment, National Heritage and Foreign Affairs)
Shadow Minister for Schools 1994-7

Government Positions:
Parliamentary under-secretary, Office of Public Service 1997-8
Parliamentary secretary in the Cabinet Office 1998-9
Parliamentary under-secretary, Ministry of Defence 1999 until resigning the post at the end of January 2000.

Parliamentary Seat:
Won Liverpool Walton in by-election 1991 and has held the seat since then.

Interests:
Reading, music and spectator sports