Eddie O'Hara (politician)
Eddie O'Hara | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Knowsley South | |
| In office 28 September 1990 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Sean Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward O'Hara 1 October 1937 Bootle, England |
| Died | 28 May 2016 (aged 78) Huyton, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Lilian Hopkins (m. 1962) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Liverpool Collegiate School |
| Alma mater | |
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Edward O'Hara (1 October 1937 – 28 May 2016) was a British Labour politician who became Member of Parliament (MP) for Knowsley South following the death of Sean Hughes.
He held the seat from 1990 until 2010 when the constituency was abolished. During this period his seat was considered the safest Labour seat in the country. He was chairman of the committee for technology and aerospace of the Western European Union and was succeeded in 2009 by the German politician Axel Fischer.
O'Hara left the House of Commons in 2010, after being defeated in the selection process to become Labour candidate for the new seat of Knowsley by fellow MP George Howarth.