Denzil Davies
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Denzil Davies | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 26 October 1984 – 14 June 1988 | |
Leader | Neil Kinnock |
Preceded by | John Silkin |
Succeeded by | Martin O'Neill |
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
In office 20 March 1983 – 31 October 1983 | |
Leader | Michael Foot |
Preceded by | Alec Jones |
Succeeded by | Barry Jones |
Minister of State at the Treasury | |
In office 17 June 1975 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Robert Sheldon |
Succeeded by | Arthur Cockfield Peter Rees |
Member of Parliament for Llanelli | |
In office 19 June 1970 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Jim Griffiths |
Succeeded by | Nia Griffith |
Personal details | |
Born | David John Denzil Davies 9 October 1938 Carmarthen |
Died | 10 October 2018 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Mary Ann Finlay (div.) Ann Carlton |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
David John Denzil Davies
Early life
Davies was born in
Parliamentary career
Davies unsuccessfully sought the Labour nomination for the 1966 Carmarthen by-election, losing out to Gwilym Prys-Davies.[1]
Davies was elected in the
Davies served in a number of posts when Labour formed the
He was one of the few Labour MPs with ministerial experience at the time of the 1997 landslide that returned the party to power after 18 years in opposition. As a backbencher Davies continued to oppose Britain's membership of the EU.[4]
He stood down at the 2005 general election, and was replaced by Nia Griffith. He died on 10 October 2018.
Personal life
He married Mary Ann Finlay in 1963.[citation needed] They had a son and daughter.[citation needed] They divorced in 1988.[citation needed] He married Ann Carlton in 1989.[citation needed]
Publications
- Booth: Residence and Domicile in U.K. Taxation (successive editions)
- Maximise Damages, Minimise Taxes (1993)
- World Trade Organisation and GATT (1994)
- The Galilean and the Goose – How Christianity converted the Roman Empire (2010 ISBN 978-0-9566489-0-7)
References
- ^ Elystan Morgan Video 15 on Plaid Cymru, Saunders and Gwynfor, retrieved 18 January 2023
- ^ "Denzil Davies obituary". the Guardian. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Labour Deputy Leader Elections". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020227/debtext/20227-03.htm Archived 20 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Hansard, 27 February 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2017.