Dai Havard | |
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Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Ted Rowlands |
Succeeded by | Gerald Jones |
Majority | 4,056 (12.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales | 7 February 1950
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Warwick University |
David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2001 to 2015.
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Havard was a trade union researcher, education tutor, official and ultimately the Wales Secretary of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance (MSF) Union.
He claimed more than £205,000 in his expenses and wages between 2007 and 2008, which was revealed in May 2009. [1]
He continued as a member of Unite the Union following his election to Parliament. [2] During his time in Parliament, Havard was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee (2001–2005) and the Defence Select Committee (2003–2015). [3] He consistently voted against same sex marriage the most recent being February 2013, one month prior to the act coming into force which became an official law in July 2013. [4] [5]
Havard announced his decision to stand down as an MP at the following year’s general election in September 2014, which he did so in March 2015. [6]
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Dai Havard | |
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Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Ted Rowlands |
Succeeded by | Gerald Jones |
Majority | 4,056 (12.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales | 7 February 1950
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Warwick University |
David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2001 to 2015.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (March 2021) |
Havard was a trade union researcher, education tutor, official and ultimately the Wales Secretary of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance (MSF) Union.
He claimed more than £205,000 in his expenses and wages between 2007 and 2008, which was revealed in May 2009. [1]
He continued as a member of Unite the Union following his election to Parliament. [2] During his time in Parliament, Havard was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee (2001–2005) and the Defence Select Committee (2003–2015). [3] He consistently voted against same sex marriage the most recent being February 2013, one month prior to the act coming into force which became an official law in July 2013. [4] [5]
Havard announced his decision to stand down as an MP at the following year’s general election in September 2014, which he did so in March 2015. [6]
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adding to it. (March 2021) |