Wayne David

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Wayne David
Member of Parliament
for Caerphilly
Assumed office
7 June 2001
Preceded byRon Davies
Majority6,833 (17.0%)
Shadow portfolios
2023–present;
2020–2021
Wales
Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party
In office
1994–1998
UK Party LeaderTony Blair
Preceded byPauline Green
Succeeded byAlan Donnelly
Member of the European Parliament
for South Wales Central
South Wales (1989–94)
In office
15 June 1989 – 10 June 1999
Preceded byWin Griffiths
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 66)
Bridgend, Wales
Political partyLabour
Spouses
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    (m. 1991; div. 2007)​
  • Jayne Edwards
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    (m. 2016)​
University College, Swansea
Websitewaynedavid.co.uk

Wayne David

Labour Party, he was Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party from 1994 to 1998. As a Member of the European Parliament, he represented South Wales from 1989 to 1994 and South Wales Central
from 1994 to 1999.

David served in government as an

Assistant Whip from 2007 to 2008 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from 2008 to 2010. He was a Shadow Minister under every Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2021, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ed Miliband during his tenure in the role. He was ranked as the best MP in the United Kingdom by constituents in Change.org's People-Power Index in 2019.[1]

Early life and education

Wayne David was born in Bridgend, the son of a teacher and grandson of a coal miner. He grew up in the village of Cefn Cribwr and later attended Cynffig Comprehensive School before attending Cardiff University, where he was awarded a BA in History and Welsh History in 1979. After studying Economic History at Swansea University, he returned to Cardiff and qualified as a teacher in 1983 with a PGCE from University College Cardiff. He was awarded the Charles Morgan Prize for Welsh history in 1979.

Professional career

David taught history at the

Brynteg Comprehensive School, Bridgend from 1983 to 1985, when he left to work for the Workers' Educational Association. He became the chairman of War on Want Cymru in 1987, stepping aside in 1989. He joined the United Nations Association
's Cardiff branch in 1989.

Political career

David was an elected representative on the

Welsh Executive of the Labour Party from 1981 to 1982 and 1986 to 1989. He was served as a councillor to the Cefn Cribwr Community Council in 1985, and was its chairman from 1986 until 1990. He was a member of the Labour Party National Executive Committee
from 1994 to 1998.

European Parliament

David was elected as Member of the European Parliament for South Wales in 1989, and re-elected to South Wales Central in 1994 following constituency boundary changes. He served as Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party from 1994 to 1998, and was previously treasurer of the group from 1989 to 1991.

He stood down as an MEP to contest the

National Assembly for Wales elections in 1999. David lost to the Plaid Cymru
candidate by over 2,000 votes.

UK Parliament

David was first elected to the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, when he was elected as MP for Caerphilly with 58.2% of the vote and a majority of 14,425.[2][3] He made his maiden speech on 17 June 2001, in which he called for a new hospital in his constituency.[4]

David was a member of the European Scrutiny Committee from 2001 to 2007. In 2005, he was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Ministry of Defence team and then subsequently to Adam Ingram, Minister of State for the Armed Forces. He resigned as a PPS on 6 September 2006, along with a number of others, citing Prime Minister Tony Blair's refusal to name a departure date.

At the 2005 general election, David was re-elected as MP for Caerphilly, with a decreased vote share of 56.6% and an increased majority of 15,359.[5][6]

After

Wales Office in July 2007. Following the October 2008 government reshuffle, he was promoted to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
.

At the 2010 general election, David was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 44.9% and a decreased majority of 10,755.[7][8]

Following Labour's defeat at the 2010 general election, he served as Shadow Wales Minister from May to October 2010. David was appointed Shadow

Europe Minister
in October 2011. He served as Shadow Political and Constitutional Reform Minister from October 2011 until October 2013, when he became PPS to Ed Miliband.

At the 2015 general election, David was again re-elected with a decreased vote share of 44.3% and a decreased majority of 10,073.[9][10][11]

In July 2015, he was appointed as a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Justice and Scotland. David was re-appointed to the three positions by opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, but resigned in June 2016 after losing confidence in his leadership. He supported Owen Smith in his unsuccessful Labour leadership challenge in 2016,[12] and re-joined the front bench as Shadow Armed Forces and Defence Procurement Minister the following October.

David was again re-elected at the snap 2017 general election, with an increased vote share of 54.5% and an increased majority of 12,078.[13][14] He was again re-elected at the 2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 44.9% and a decreased majority of 6,833.[15][16]

David briefly departed the front bench from January until April 2020, when he became Shadow

Middle East and North Africa Minister in June 2023.[20]

David is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[21]

Personal life

David was to married

Welsh Assembly member. He married Jayne Edwards in 2016.[22]

Publications

References

  1. ^ "Every UK MP has been ranked from best to worst in new 'People-Power Index' - this is how yours scored". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS > Caerphilly". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  4. ^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 Jun 2001 (Pt 23)". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Caerphilly parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ Caerphilly BBC Election - Caerphilly
  9. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Caerphilly result". General Election 2015 - Results for Caerphilly constituency. Caerphilly County Borough Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Caerphilly Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll". Caerphilly County Borough Council. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Caerphilly Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Caerphilly parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Election-Results/General-Election-2019". Caerphilly Council. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  17. ^ David, Wayne (4 December 2021). "After a number of years on the @UKLabour Front Bench, I have decided to return to the back benches". Twitter.
  18. ^ "Caerphilly Labour MP Wayne David to retire at next election". BBC News. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Welsh Labour MP announces plan to retire at the next General Election". The National Wales. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  20. ^ Harpin, Lee. "Wayne David to step up as Labour's shadow Middle East minister". www.jewishnews.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  21. ^ "LFI Parliamentary Supporters". Labour Friends of Israel. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Wayne David MP marries Jayne Edwards - Wayne David". Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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Preceded by
Member of European Parliament
for South Wales Central
1989–1999
 Constituency abolished
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Caerphilly
2001–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Shadow Minister for Europe
2010–2011 		Succeeded by
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