Ray Powell (British politician)
Ray Powell | |
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Member of Parliament for Ogmore | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 7 December 2001 | |
Preceded by | Walter Padley |
Succeeded by | Huw Irranca-Davies |
Personal details | |
Born | Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan[1] | 19 June 1928
Died | 7 December 2001 London, England, UK | (aged 73)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Sir Raymond Powell (19 June 1928 – 7 December 2001), known as Ray Powell, was a Welsh politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ogmore. He continued as constituency MP until his death.[2]
Powell, a former shop worker and manager, was sponsored by his trade union, USDAW,[1] and entered Parliament at the 1979 election, after becoming chairman of the Welsh Labour Party in 1977; he was an opponent of Welsh devolution. He was an opposition whip from 1983 to 1995, when he retired to the backbenches. He was knighted in 1996.
He was opposed to Sunday trading and was active in Parliament to block legislation to allow it.[1] He married Marion Evans in 1950, and their daughter, Janice Gregory, was a member of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2016.
References
- ^ a b c "Sir Ray Powell". The Telegraph. 10 December 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Andrew Roth (10 December 2001). "Sir Ray Powell". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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