The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
Assumed office 10 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | The Baroness Williams of Trafford |
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords | |
In office 1 June 2021 – 5 July 2024 | |
Party Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | The Lord McAvoy |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Williams of Trafford |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 28 June 2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Roy Francis Kennedy 9 November 1962 Lambeth, London, England |
Political party | Labour Co-op |
Spouse | Alicia Kennedy |
Roy Francis Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark, PC (born 9 November 1962)[1] is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Whip of the House of Lords since 2024. He is a member of the Labour and Co-operative Parties.