Peter Kilfoyle

Peter Kilfoyle (born on 9 June 1946 in Liverpool) is a UK politician. Eleventh of fourteen children born to an Irish Catholic family on Merseyside, he was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St. Edward's College in Liverpool; his father died when he was 10 years old. Obtaining 4 A-levels he went to the University of Durham, but left after a year becoming a labourer for five years. He qualified as a teacher at Christ's College in Liverpool... more

Peter Kilfoyle (born on 9 June 1946 in Liverpool) is a UK politician. Eleventh of fourteen children born to an Irish Catholic family on Merseyside, he was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St. Edward's College in Liverpool; his father died when he was 10 years old. Obtaining 4 A-levels he went to the University of Durham, but left after a year becoming a labourer for five years. He qualified as a teacher at Christ's College in Liverpool . From 1975-85 he worked as a teacher. From 1986-91, he was North West Regional Organiser for the Labour Party, often opposing campaigns by Militant. He has been Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton since winning a by-election in 1991 after the death of its incumbent Eric Heffer. He played a key role in the expulsion of Militant tendency members from the Labour Party during the 1980s (about which he wrote his book) and was a key supporter of Tony Blair in his 1994 leadership campaign. When Labour came to power in 1997 he was... less