David Chadwick | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 1,472 (3.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1991or1992(age 32–33) [1] |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
David Wain Chadwick (born 1991or1992 [1] ) is a British politician who has been the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Brecon,Radnor and Cwm Tawe since the 2024 UK general election.
Chadwick grew up in Gloucestershire,to a mother from Maesteg. [2] [3] At the age of 19 he was accepted into the Army Intelligence Corps,but had to drop out due to "over-training". He then went to study international studies at Leiden University. [1] [3]
In 2012,he was hit by a car,which split his leg in two,which took 3 months to recover from. When in 2014,he decided to move his studies to Argentina,he had yellow fever vaccination which triggered a rare condition called Guillain-Barrésyndrome. This caused him to become "totally paralysed". [1]
Chadwick contested North Dorset in the 2019 general election. [4] He was selected to stand for the Brecon,Radnor and Cwm Tawe in 2024 UK general election in 2022. [3] He won the seat with a majority of 1,472 votes. [5]
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