词条 | Ray Powell (British politician) |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Sir Ray Powell |honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|MP}} |image = |constituency_MP = Ogmore |parliament = |majority = |term_start = 3 May 1979 |term_end = 7 December 2001 |predecessor = Walter Padley |successor = Huw Irranca-Davies |birth_date = {{birth date|1928|06|19|df=yes}} |birth_place = Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan[1] |death_date = {{death date and age|2001|12|7|1928|06|19|df=yes}} |death_place = London, England, UK |restingplace = |birthname = |nationality = British |party = Labour}} Sir Raymond Powell (19 June 1928 – 7 December 2001), known as Ray Powell, was a Welsh politician who served as the Labour member of Parliament for Ogmore. He continued as constituency MP until he died. Powell entered Parliament at the 1979 election, after becoming chairman of the Welsh Labour Party in 1977; he was an opponent of Welsh devolution. He was an opposition whip from 1983 to 1995, when he retired to the backbenches. He was knighted in 1996. He was opposed to Sunday trading and was active in Parliament to block legislation to allow it. His daughter, Janice Gregory, was a member of the National Assembly for Wales. References1. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-ray-powell-729573.html Obituary], independent.co.uk; accessed 9 May 2015. {{s-start}}{{S-par|uk}}{{Succession box| title = Member of Parliament for Ogmore | years = 1979–2001 | before = Walter Padley | after = Huw Irranca-Davies }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Raymond}}{{Wales-Labour-UK-MP-stub}} 13 : 1928 births|2001 deaths|Knights Bachelor|Welsh Labour Party MPs|UK MPs 1983–87|UK MPs 1979–83|UK MPs 1987–92|UK MPs 1992–97|UK MPs 1997–2001|UK MPs 2001–05|Alumni of the London School of Economics|Politics of Bridgend County Borough|Politicians awarded knighthoods |
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