Rt Hon Peter Hain

Peter Hain

Constituency

Neath

Party

Labour

Address as

Mr 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)