Background
CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS, Cledwyn Hughes was born on September 14, 1916. Parents: Reverend Henry David Hughes.
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Cledwyn Hughes CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS
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Holyhead Grammar School. University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Law Society, solicitor, 1940.
Career
Member of Parliament, 1951-1979. Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Local Government, 1954-1964. Minister of State. Commonwealth Relations, 1964-1966.
Secretary of State for Wales, 1966-1968. PC, since 1966; Minister of Agriculture, 1968-1970. Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, 197072.
Alderman, Anglesey County Council, 1973. Vice-Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party, 1974-1975, and Chairman, 1975-1979. Prime Minister’s Envoy to Southern Africa, 1978.
House of Lords, since 1979. Chairman, Select Committee on Agriculture Food and Consumer Affairs, 1980-1982. Deputy Leader of the Opposition, House of Lords, 1981.
Leader of the Opposition, since 1982. Chairman, Welsh Committee on Economic Affairs, 1982-1984. Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, 1983-1988, Civil Service, 1983-1988, Foreign Affairs, since 1983, Welsh Affairs, 1983.
Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force, 1940-1945. Acting Clerk. Holyhead Urban District Council, until 1949, Anglesey County Council, 1946-1953. President, University College of Wales, 1976-1984.
Pro-Chancellor, University of Wales, since 1985.
Membership
Clubs: Travellers’ Club.
Connections
Spouse Jean Beatrice Hughes, 1949. Children: one son, one d.
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Political Party
Labour Party