David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat politician)

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2024–present
David Chadwick
MP
Official portrait of David Chadwick MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Wales
Personal details
Born1991or1992(age 32–33) [1]
Political party Liberal Democrats
Alma mater Leiden University
University of Oxford

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.

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Chadwick currently sits on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team as their Spokesman for Wales.

Early life

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-Barré syndrome. This caused him to become "totally paralysed". [1]

In 2017, Chadwick attended St Cross College, Oxford, where he studied a master's degree in European History. [4]

Political career

Chadwick contested North Dorset in the 2019 general election. [5] 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, becoming the only Lib Dem MP in Wales. [6]

Chadwick's political focuses are rural depopulation and agriculture. [7]

On 18 September 2024, Ed Davey announced his new Frontbench Team. David Chadwick became Spokesperson for Wales within the team. [8]

Personal life

He lives in Brecon with his wife and son. [9]

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