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{{Short description|British politician (1938–2018)}}
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|predecessor2 = [[Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon|Robert Sheldon]]
|predecessor2 = [[Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon|Robert Sheldon]]
|successor2 = [[Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield|Arthur Cockfield]]<br>[[Peter Rees, Baron Rees|Peter Rees]]
|successor2 = [[Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield|Arthur Cockfield]]<br />[[Peter Rees, Baron Rees|Peter Rees]]
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'''David John Denzil Davies''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC}} (9 October 1938 – 10 October 2018) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician. He served for 35 years as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)|Llanelli]] from [[United Kingdom general election, 1970|1970]] to [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005]], and was a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].
'''David John Denzil Davies''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC}} (9 October 1938 – 10 October 2018) was a Welsh [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician. He served for 35 years as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)|Llanelli]] from [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] to [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]], and was a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].


==Early life==
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==Parliamentary career==
==Parliamentary career==
Davies unsuccessfully sought the Labour nomination for the [[1966 Carmarthen by-election]], losing out to [[Gwilym Prys Davies, Baron Prys-Davies|Gwilym Prys-Davies]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Elystan Morgan Video 15 on Plaid Cymru, Saunders and Gwynfor |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VZu9RpY92c |language=en |access-date=2023-01-18}}</ref>
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Davies was a [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] Minister in [[James Callaghan]]'s [[Callaghan Ministry|Government]]. He was a [[Eurosceptic]], and he campaigned against Britain's entry into the EEC. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/15/denzil-davies-obituary. Retrieved 5 April 2019. </ref>. He also opposed the [[National Assembly for Wales]]. {{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}


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Davies was elected in the [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970 general election]] as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)|Llanelli]]. He would go on to be appointed as a [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] Minister in [[James Callaghan]]'s [[Callaghan Ministry|Government]]. He was a [[Eurosceptic]], and he campaigned against Britain's entry into the EEC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-15 |title=Denzil Davies obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/15/denzil-davies-obituary |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> He also opposed the [[National Assembly for Wales]]. {{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}
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Davies served in a number of posts when Labour formed the [[Official Opposition (United Kingdom)|Official Opposition]] after the election of [[Margaret Thatcher]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979]], including [[Shadow Secretary of State for Wales]] in [[Michael Foot]]'s [[Shadow Cabinet of Michael Foot|Shadow Cabinet]] and [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]] in [[Neil Kinnock]]'s. Like his predecessor as Shadow Defence Secretary, John Silkin, he resigned from the [[front bench]] in June 1988 in protest at [[Neil Kinnock]]'s management style. The trigger for his resignation was Kinnock's announcement, without reference to Davies or the Shadow Cabinet, of a change in Labour's defence policy, from unilateral nuclear disarmament to multilateral nuclear disarmament and then back to unilateral nuclear disarmament, over a period of three days. He made an unsuccessful bid for the Labour Party deputy leadership in [[Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 1983|1983]].<ref>[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Labour Deputy Leader Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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Davies served in a number of posts when Labour formed the [[Official Opposition (United Kingdom)|Official Opposition]] after the election of [[Margaret Thatcher]] in [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]], including [[Shadow Secretary of State for Wales]] in [[Michael Foot]]'s [[Shadow Cabinet of Michael Foot|Shadow Cabinet]] and [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]] in [[Neil Kinnock]]'s. Like his predecessor as Shadow Defence Secretary, John Silkin, he resigned from the [[front bench]] in June 1988 in protest at [[Neil Kinnock]]'s management style. The trigger for his resignation was Kinnock's announcement, without reference to Davies or the Shadow Cabinet, of a change in Labour's defence policy, from unilateral nuclear disarmament to multilateral nuclear disarmament and then back to unilateral nuclear disarmament, over a period of three days. He made an unsuccessful bid for the Labour Party deputy leadership in [[1983 Labour Party deputy leadership election|1983]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm |title=Labour Deputy Leader Elections<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819083418/http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm |archive-date=19 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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He was one of the few Labour MPs with ministerial experience remaining after the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 landslide]] {{Citation needed|date=October 2014}} that returned Labour to power after 18 years in opposition. As a backbencher Davies continued to oppose Britain's membership of the EU.<ref>https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020227/debtext/20227-03.htm, Hansard, 27 February 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2017.</ref>


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He was one of the few Labour MPs with ministerial experience at the time of the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|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.<ref>https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020227/debtext/20227-03.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220020206/https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020227/debtext/20227-03.htm |date=20 February 2017 }}, Hansard, 27 February 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2017.</ref>
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He stood down at the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], and was replaced by [[Nia Griffith]]. He died on 10 October 2018.

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He stood down at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], and was replaced by [[Nia Griffith]]. He died on 10 October 2018.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Revision as of 18:20, 25 April 2024

The Right Honourable
Denzil Davies
Official portrait, 2001
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office
26 October 1984 – 14 June 1988
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byJohn Silkin
Succeeded byMartin O'Neill
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office
20 March 1983 – 31 October 1983
LeaderMichael Foot
Preceded byAlec Jones
Succeeded byBarry Jones
Minister of State at the Treasury
In office
17 June 1975 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byRobert Sheldon
Succeeded byArthur Cockfield
Peter Rees
Member of Parliament
for Llanelli
In office
19 June 1970 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byJim Griffiths
Succeeded byNia Griffith
Personal details
Born
David John Denzil Davies

(1938-10-09)9 October 1938
Carmarthen
Died10 October 2018(2018-10-10) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseMary Ann Finlay (div.) Ann Carlton
Alma materPembroke College, Oxford

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.

Early life

Davies was born in Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire.[citation needed] He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys in Carmarthen, and then Pembroke College, Oxford, where he graduated with a First Class Honours BA in Law and Gray's Inn where he qualified as a barrister.[citation needed] He lectured in Law at University of Chicago in 1963 and the University of Leeds from 1964.[citation needed] He practised at the tax bar between 1967 and 1975.[citation needed] Later he also practised in the field of personal injuries and served as a head of chambers.[citation needed]

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 1970 general election as the Member of Parliament for Llanelli. He would go on to be appointed as a Treasury Minister in James Callaghan's Government. He was a Eurosceptic, and he campaigned against Britain's entry into the EEC.[2] He also opposed the National Assembly for Wales. [citation needed]

Davies served in a number of posts when Labour formed the Official Opposition after the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979, including Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in Michael Foot's Shadow Cabinet and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence in Neil Kinnock's. Like his predecessor as Shadow Defence Secretary, John Silkin, he resigned from the front bench in June 1988 in protest at Neil Kinnock's management style. The trigger for his resignation was Kinnock's announcement, without reference to Davies or the Shadow Cabinet, of a change in Labour's defence policy, from unilateral nuclear disarmament to multilateral nuclear disarmament and then back to unilateral nuclear disarmament, over a period of three days. He made an unsuccessful bid for the Labour Party deputy leadership in 1983.[3]

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

  1. ^ Elystan Morgan Video 15 on Plaid Cymru, Saunders and Gwynfor, retrieved 18 January 2023
  2. ^ "Denzil Davies obituary". the Guardian. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Labour Deputy Leader Elections". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
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