Alan Keen was first elected as MP for Feltham and Heston in 1992 and in the 2005 election had a majority of 6,820.  As an MP Alan Keen has maintained his interest in sport, and is a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.  He is also the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Football Group, which recently undertook an inquiry into English football and its governance.  Because Heathrow is an important focal point in the local area, Alan is also the Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Aviation Group, as well as the All Party Group Against Financial Exploitation.

Alan Keen was born in Lewisham in 1937 but was brought up in the shadow of the steelworks in Grangetown close to Middlesbrough in Cleveland.

Alan left Teesside at the age of 22 to join the army and almost all his 3 years military service was spent within half a mile of the Houses of Parliament in Whitehall and Wellington Barracks.

After leaving the army Alan decided to stay in London and work as a systems analyst and manager.  During this period he also ran his own business in the Fire Safety industry and has worked as a tactical scout for Middlesbrough Football Club.

Alan is an enthusiastic sportsman, and still plays Football and Cricket regularly.

Constituency Profile

The Feltham and Heston constituency is the western half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Heathrow Airport is the boundary at the western edge and the area has a long history of air transport.

The existence of Heathrow has contributed to the growth of communities from all over the world but particularly from the Punjab. Strong signs of the old communitites of Bedfont, Feltham, Hanworth, Cranford and Heston still remain although the inevitable spread of suburbia has welded the area together.

Hounslow is a magnet for Global and National business interests and hosts many international Headquarters as well as the main service industries to the world's busiest international airport.

The constituency is the main portal from the west into central London serviced by the M4/A4 and a mainline rail interchange at Feltham and London Underground connections via the Piccadilly Line directly into the heart of  London