Kevin Brennan, Baron Brennan of Canton
The Lord Brennan of Canton | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John Hayes |
| Minister for the Third Sector | |
| In office 5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Phil Hope |
| Succeeded by | Angela Smith |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families | |
| In office 29 June 2007 – 5 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Parmjit Dhanda |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Joan Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Steve McCabe |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 24 January 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff West | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rhodri Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Alex Barros-Curtis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Denis Brennan 16 October 1959 Cwmbran, Wales |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Amy Lynn Wack (m. 1988) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | Official website |
Kevin Denis Brennan, Baron Brennan of Canton (born 16 October 1959), is a Welsh politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff West from 2001 to 2024. He served as a minister of state at both the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families from 2009 to 2010.
Brennan held several junior ministerial offices from 2006 to 2009 at the Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. In opposition, he served in various shadow ministerial positions from 2010 to 2020. He was Shadow Minister for Victims and Sentencing from September 2023 until his retirement from frontline politics at the 2024 general election. Brennan was subsequently appointed to the House of Lords in 2025.