Huw Edwards (politician)
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Huw Edwards | |
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Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Roger Kenneth Evans |
Succeeded by | David Davies |
In office 16 May 1991 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Stradling Thomas |
Succeeded by | Roger Kenneth Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 April 1953 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Tess Edwards |
Residence | Monmouth |
Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Website | [1] |
Huw William Edmund Edwards MBE (born 12 April 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth over two separate terms.
Throughout both of his terms, he served on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.[1]
Edwards was first elected as Monmouth's MP at a by-election in May 1991, but lost the seat at the 1992 general election. He won it again in the 1997 and 2001 elections. Edwards lost the seat again in the 2005 election.
He is a founding member of Monmouth Male Voice Choir, and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for his services to music.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Huw Edwards – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "A former MP and a NHS nurse honoured for their work in the community". South Wales Argus. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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