Dafydd Wigley
Dafydd Wigley, Baron Wigley of Caernarfon in the County of Gwynedd PC ( born April 1, 1943 in Derby, Derbyshire, England) is a British politician of Plaid Cymru, the 27 years as a member of the House of Commons was, and since 2011 a member of the House of Lords.
Life
Career and longtime House deputy
After attending the Grammar School in Caernarfon and the Rhydal Penrhos School Wigley graduated in economics at the Victoria University of Manchester. Subsequently, he was initially 1964-1967 Accountant at Ford Motor Company operates, then at Mars Ltd., and most recently from 1971 to 1974 as an accountant at Hoover Ltd.
In the general election on June 18, 1970 ran Wigley - albeit unsuccessfully - for the first time elected to the House of Commons and was then between 1972-1974 Member of the Council of the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil.
In the general election on 28 February 1974, he was elected for Plaid Cymru as a deputy in the lower house, and represented in this up to the general election, June 9, 1983 the constituency of Caernarvon, and then up to the general election on 7 June 2001 the constituency Caernarfon.
During his many years the House of activity Wigley, which earned the 1981 bill for the law for people with disabilities ( Disabled Persons Act 1981 ) and between 1981 and 1984 first president of Plaid Cymru, was from 1987 Parliamentary and 1991 managing director ( Whip ) his group acted. He was also the 1991-2000 President of Plaid Cymru and again between 1992 and 2001 Vice- chairman of the bipartisan group of disabled members in the House.
1994 candidate Wigley, the 1994 Honorary Fellow of Bangor University College of North Wales, was unsuccessfully for a seat in the European Parliament. Most recently, he was from 1997 to 2000 spokesperson for the Plaid Cymru Group in the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs.
Member of the National Assembly of Wales and the House of Lords member
In the National Assembly for Wales elections on 6 May 1999 Wigley was chosen as the top candidate of the Plaid Cymru member of the National Assembly for Wales ( NAW ), and was this to 2003, representing the constituency of Caernarfon. During this time, he was from 1999 to 2000 as chairman of Plaid Cymru Group at the same time leader of the opposition.
During his membership in the National Assembly, he also was between 1999 and 2003 Member of the Committee for North Wales and between 2000 and 2003 of the Committee on Economic Development and at the same time from 2001 to 2003 the Culture Committee. Furthermore, Wigley, who is honorary president of Plaid Cymru since 2001, was from 2001 to 2003 "shadow finance minister " in the shadow cabinet of Plaid Cymru and 2002-2003 Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly.
In 2002 he the University of Wales, an honorary Doctor of Law ( Honorary Doctor of Laws ) awarded. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as Pro- Chancellor of the University of Wales.
On 19 November 2010 it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II in the County of Gwynedd raises him as a life peer with the title Baron Wigley of Caernarfon in the peerage. On 24 January 2011 his Introduction ( Introduction) followed as a member of the House of Lords.
In addition to his membership in the House of Lords he serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Economics ( School of Business ) of the Bangor University. Lord Wigley, president of the National Library of Wales, is also trustee of the pension fund for former members of the National Assembly for Wales and the Sir Kyffin Williams Trust in Llangefni.