Background
DAVIES, Bryan was born on November 9, 1939 in Tredegar, Gwent, Wales. Parents: George William Davies and Beryl Davies.
DAVIES, Bryan was born on November 9, 1939 in Tredegar, Gwent, Wales. Parents: George William Davies and Beryl Davies.
He was educated at Redditch County High School, Worcestershire, at University College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history 1961, the Institute of Education (Postgraduate Certificate in Education 1962) and at the London School of Economics, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in economics in 1968.
He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 2003 to 2010, and as usual for a holder of that position, also held the position of Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard. He worked as a history teacher at The Latymer School from 1962 to 1965 and as a history and social science lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic, Enfield from 1965 to 1974, during which time he served as a trade union official in the National Association for Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE). Davies later served as Member of Parliament for Oldham Central and Royton from 1992 until the seat was abolished by boundary changes in 1997.
He was defeated for selection by Michael Meacher.
He had also fought Central Norfolk in 1966 and Newport West in 1983. On 3 October 1997 Davies was created a life peer as Baron Davies of Oldham, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire.
He served as Secretary to the Parliamentary Labour Party and Shadow Cabinet from 1979 until 1992. In 2006, he was appointed to the Privy Council.
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He has been a member of the Transport and General Workers Union since 1979.
He was Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Enfield North from February 1974 until he lost the seat in 1979 to the Conservative Tim Eggar.
He also served as a member of the Medical Research Council from 1977 to 1979 and chaired the Further Education Funding Council from 1998 until 2000.
Spouse Monica Rosemary Mildred Davies (née Shearing), 1963. Children: two son, one d.