Denzil Davies
David John Denzil Davies PC (9 October 1938 – 10 October 2018) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. He served for 35 years as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli from 1970 to 2005, and was a member of the Privy Council.
The Right Honourable Denzil Davies | |
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Official portrait, 2001 | |
| 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 |
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