Rt Hon Peter Hain
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3925
Fax: 020 7219 3816
hainp@parliament.uk
Constituency
39 Windsor Road, Neath, SA11 1NB
Tel: 01639 630152
Fax: 01639 641196
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Putney 1983 and 1987 general elections. Member for Neath 4 April 1991 by-election to 2010, for Neath (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1995-96;
Opposition Spokesperson for Employment 1996-97;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office 1997-99;
Minister of State:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1999-2001,
Department of Trade and Industry (Energy and Competitiveness) 2001,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Europe) 2001-02;
Government representative European Union Convention 2002-03;
Secretary of State for Wales 2002-08;
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal 2003-05;
Secretary of State for:
Northern Ireland 2005-07,
Work and Pensions 2007-08,
Wales 2009-10;
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales 2010-12
Party groups
Leader, Young Liberals 1971-73;
Member:
Labour Party 1977-,
Labour Party NEC 2011-12;
Chair, National Policy Forum 2010-12
Select committees
Chair: Modernisation of the House of Commons 2003-05
Political interests
Social justice, democratic renewal, including Lords reform, electoral reform and devolution, environmental policy, including renewable energy, foreign affairs
Countries of interest
Southern Africa, Spain
General Election 2010 - Neath
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Hain, Peter |
Lab |
17172 |
46.18% |
| Llywelyn, Alun |
PlC |
7397 |
19.9% |
| Little, Frank |
Lib Dem |
5535 |
14.89% |
| Owens, Emmeline |
Con |
4847 |
13.04% |
| Green, Michael |
BNP |
1342 |
3.61% |
| Bevan, James |
UKIP |
829 |
2.23% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (4.6% from Lab to PlC) |