BUCK, Karen

Member for Westminster North since 2010, for Regents Park and Kensington North 1997-2010. Committees: Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee since 2010; Chair, London Select Committee 2009-10; Member, Children, Schools and Families Select Committee 2009-10; Member, Home Affairs Sub-Committee 2008-09; Member, Home Affairs Select Committee 2006-09; Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee 2001-05; Member, Selection Select Committee 1999-2001; Member, Social Security Select Committee 1997-2001.Political career: Under-Secretary of State for Transport May 2005-May 2006. Special political interests: Housing, urban regeneration, healthcare, welfare, children, the environment. Education: London School of Economics, BSc Economics, MSc Economics, MA Social Policy and Administration; Chelmsford High School. b. 30 August 1958. One child.