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Dai Havard | |
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| Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |
| In office 7 June 2001 –30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Rowlands |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Jones |
| Majority | 4,056 (12.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1950 Merthyr Tydfil,Glamorgan,Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Warwick University |
David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2001 to 2015.
Havard was a trade union researcher,education tutor,official and ultimately the Wales Secretary of the Manufacturing,Science and Finance (MSF) Union.
He claimed more than £205,000 in his expenses and wages between 2007 and 2008,which was revealed in May 2009. [1]
He continued as a member of Unite the Union following his election to Parliament. [2] During his time in Parliament,Havard was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee (2001–2005) and the Defence Select Committee (2003–2015). [3] He consistently voted against same sex marriage the most recent being February 2013,one month prior to the act coming into force which became an official law in July 2013. [4] [5]
Havard announced his decision to stand down as an MP at the following year’s general election in September 2014,which he did so in March 2015. [6]
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