Posted 12/3/2023, 4:30:00 PM
Glenys Kinnock, former UK minister and wife of Neil Kinnock, dies at 79 after Alzheimer's battle
- Former Labour minister Glenys Kinnock has died aged 79 after enduring Alzheimer's disease since 2017
- She was married to former Labour leader Neil Kinnock for 56 years and was mother to Stephen Kinnock MP and daughter Rachel
- Served as an MEP from 1994-2009 and later as a minister in Gordon Brown's cabinet from 2009-2010
- Passionately campaigned for social justice, development, women's rights and the EU throughout political career
- Praised by Tony Blair and others as a "passionate lifelong campaigner" who supported Neil Kinnock during his leadership