Rt Hon Ann Clwyd

Rt Hon Ann Clwyd

Constituency

Cynon Valley

Party

Labour

Address as

Ann Clwyd

Contact details

Constituency

4th Floor, Crown Buildings, Aberdare, CF44 7DW

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6609
Fax: 020 7219 5943
ann.clwyd.mp@parliament.uk

Web & Social media

Biography

Electoral history

Post Date
Member for Cynon Valley 1984-
Contested Denbigh General Election 1970
Contested Gloucester General Election 1974

Parliamentary career

Post Date
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) 1994-95
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) 1993-94
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) 1992-93
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales 1992-92
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development 1989-92
Shadow Minister (Education) 1987-88

Other posts

Post Date
Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party 2005-06
Special Envoy to PM on Human Rights in Iraq 2003-10
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 1983-84

Select committees

Post House Date
Foreign Affairs Committee Commons 2010-
Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) Commons 2010-
International Development Committee Commons 1997-05
Private Bill Procedure (Joint Committee) Commons 1986-88
European Legislation Commons 1985-88

Political interests

Human rights, international development, animal welfare, foreign policy

Countries of interest

Cambodia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, East Timor, Turkey, Vietnam

General Election 2010 General Election - Cynon Valley

Name Party Votes Share Change
Clwyd, Ann Lab 15681 52.49% -10.5%
Davies, Dafydd Trystan PC 6064 20.30% 6.8%
Thacker, Lee LD 4120 13.79% 1.6%
Ash, Juliette Con 3010 10.07% 1.5%
Hughes, Frank UKIP 1001 3.35% 0.7%
Majority 9617 32.19%
Turnout 29876 58.99%
Electorate 50650
Result Lab Hold

See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.