Merlyn Rees

Merlyn Rees
Born	1920-12-18 Pontypridd, United Kingdom
Died	2006-01-05 (Age 85) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	UK
Alma mater	Goldsmiths, University of London, University of Nottingham, London School of Economics
Member of	Königswinter/Speakers
Interests	“terrorism”
Party	Labour
A UK home secretary who spoke at the 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism.  Shadow Secretary of State for Energy In office 4 November 1980 - 24 November 1982 Preceded by David Owen Succeeded by John Smith  Shadow Home Secretary  In office 4 May 1979 - 4 November 1980 Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Roy Hattersley  Home Secretary  In office 10 September 1976 - 4 May 1979 Preceded by Roy Jenkins Succeeded by William Whitelaw  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  In office 5 March 1974 - 10 September 1976 Preceded by Francis Pym Succeeded by Roy Mason  Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  In office 24 March 1972 - 4 March 1974 Succeeded by Airey Neave, Francis Pym  Member of Parliament for Morley and Leeds South In office 9 June 1983 - 9 April 1992 Preceded by Shirley SummerskillKenneth Baker, Tony Benn, Winston Churchill II, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Clement Freud, Stephen Hastings, Nicholas Lyell, Fred Mulley, John Nott, Merlyn Rees, William Rodgers, David Waddington Succeeded by Michael Ancram, John Horam, John Hutton, Ken PurchaseBob Ainsworth, Michael Bates, Hugh Bayley, Ann Coffey, Jim Cunningham, Angela Eagle, Nigel Evans, Cheryl Gillan, Nick Harvey, Charles Hendry, David Lidington, Peter Luff, Liz Lynne, Stephen Milligan, Nick Raynsford  Member of Parliament for Leeds South In office 20 June 1963 - 9 June 1983 Succeeded by Richard Caborn, Michael HowardKenneth Baker, Winston Churchill II, Robin Corbett, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Clement Freud, Edward Heath, Alan Howarth, Douglas Hurd, Edward Leigh, Nicholas Lyell, Dave Nellist, Merlyn Rees, Nicholas Soames, David Waddington

Special Branch

Merlyn Rees said the role of the UK Special Branch was to "collect information on those who I think cause problems for the state".

Jerusalem Conference

Rees spoke at the seminal 1979 Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Terror in Ireland and Britain's Response."