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| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield_Davies,_Baron_Davies_of_Coity | ||
| + | |birth_date=24 June 1935 | ||
| + | |image=David Garfield Davies.jpg | ||
| + | |constitutes=labour leader | ||
| + | |companycheck=https://companycheck.co.uk/director/910216873/MR-DAVID-GARFIELD-DAVIES-OF-COITY | ||
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| + | |title=General Secretary of USDAW | ||
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| + | |employer=Trades Union Congress | ||
| + | |title=Representative to the AFL-CIO | ||
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'''(David) Garfield Davies''' was created Lord Davies of Coity in 1997. | '''(David) Garfield Davies''' was created Lord Davies of Coity in 1997. | ||
| − | Born in 1935, Lord Davies is a Labour Co-operative peer in the House of Lords and a former trade union leader. Lord Davies left school at 15 and worked as an electrician, serving in the Royal Air Force from 1956-1958. In 1969 he became a full time trade union official with USDAW and rose through the ranks, becoming General Secretary of the union in 1986. He retired in 1997. | + | Born in 1935, Lord Davies is a Labour Co-operative peer in the House of Lords and a former [[trade union leader]]. Lord Davies left school at 15 and worked as an electrician, serving in the Royal Air Force from 1956-1958. In 1969 he became a full time trade union official with USDAW and rose through the ranks, becoming General Secretary of the union in 1986. He retired in 1997. |
*Councils, public bodies: Councillor, Penybont RDC 1966-69; | *Councils, public bodies: Councillor, Penybont RDC 1966-69; | ||
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Vice-chair Kidney Group 2005-; | Vice-chair Kidney Group 2005-; | ||
Treasurer Jazz Appreciation Group 2005-; | Treasurer Jazz Appreciation Group 2005-; | ||
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===Vice-chair=== | ===Vice-chair=== | ||
Furniture Industry Group 2006-, | Furniture Industry Group 2006-, | ||
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*[[Built Environment All Party Parliamentary Group]] | *[[Built Environment All Party Parliamentary Group]] | ||
*[[Labour Friends of Israel]] | *[[Labour Friends of Israel]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Israel Lobby|Davies, Garfield]] | [[Category:Israel Lobby|Davies, Garfield]] | ||
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(David) Garfield Davies was created Lord Davies of Coity in 1997.
Born in 1935, Lord Davies is a Labour Co-operative peer in the House of Lords and a former trade union leader. Lord Davies left school at 15 and worked as an electrician, serving in the Royal Air Force from 1956-1958. In 1969 he became a full time trade union official with USDAW and rose through the ranks, becoming General Secretary of the union in 1986. He retired in 1997.
- Councils, public bodies: Councillor, Penybont RDC 1966-69;
- JP, Ipswich 1972-78
- Name, style and title: Raised to the peerage as Baron Davies of Coity, of Penybont in the County of Mid Glamorgan 1997
Contents
Affiliations
Lords Select Committees
Member Ecclesiastical Joint Committee 2005-
All-party groups (office-holding)
- Chair Cayman Islands Group 2001-;
Vice-chair Built Environment Group 2002-;
Secretary
Housing, Care and Support Group 2004-, Aluminium Industry Group 2005-; Vice-chair Kidney Group 2005-; Treasurer Jazz Appreciation Group 2005-;
Vice-chair
Furniture Industry Group 2006-, Roofing Industry 2007-
Countries of interest
British Overseas Territories
International bodies
Member:
