Dafydd Wigley Politician

Dafydd Wigley, Baron Wigley (formerly David Wigley; born 1 April 1943) is a Welsh politician. He served as Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001 and as an Assembly Member for Caernarfon from 1999 until 2003. He was leader of the Plaid Cymru party from 1991 to 2000. On 19 November 2010 it was announced that he had been granted a peerage by the Queen, and took his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Wigley, of Caernarfon on 24 January 2011.

Personal facts

Dafydd Wigley
Birth dateApril 01, 1943
Birth place
England , Derby
Nationality
Wales
Education
Victoria University of Manchester
Spouse
Elinor Bennett

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Member of parliament

region
Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)
Caernarfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
successor

Politician

officeNational Assembly for WalesWelsh
party
Plaid Cymru

Dafydd Wigley on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/wales_99/the_welsh_assembly/302460.stm
  2. http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/dafydd-wigley/58064
  3. http://www.wales.ac.uk/newpages/EXTERNAL/E1413.asp