Background
POWELL, Raymond was born on June 19, 1928. Parents: the late Albert Ernest Powell.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
POWELL, Raymond was born on June 19, 1928. Parents: the late Albert Ernest Powell.
Pentre Grammar School. National Council of Labour Colleges. London School of Economics.
Secretary, Ogmore Constituency Labour Party and Agent, 1966-1969. Chairman, Welsh Labour Party, 1977. Chairman, South Wales European Constituency Labour Party, 1978.
Member of Parliament for Ogmore, since 1979. Member. Commons Select Committee on Employment, since 1980. Member. Select Committee on Welsh Affairs, 1981-1983.
Honorary Secretary, Welsh Parliamentary Labour Party, 1982-1984. Opposition Whip, 1984. Locomotive fireman, British Railways, 1946-1951.
Shop Assistant, 1951-1956. Selfemployed 1956-1966. Admin. Officer, PMSB, 1969-1974.
Senior Admin. Officer, (Morgannwg Div.) Welsh Water Authority, 1974-1979.
48th United Kingdom Parliament. 49th United Kingdom Parliament. 50th United Kingdom Parliament.
51st United Kingdom Parliament.
52nd United Kingdom Parliament. 53rd United Kingdom Parliament.
Spouse Marion Grace Evans, 1950. Children: one son, one d.