Member of the European Parliament for Mid and West Wales
In office 7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984
Preceded by
Office created
Succeeded by
David Morris
Personal details
Born
(1937-03-21)21 March 1937 Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales
Died
21 July 2023(2023-07-21) (aged 86) Cardiff, Wales
Political party
Welsh Labour
Spouse
Owen Roberts
(m. 1963; died 2012)
Alma mater
University of Wales, Bangor[1]
Website
Welsh Labour
Ann Clwyd Roberts (/ˈkluːɪd/KLOO-id,[2][3]Welsh:[ˈklʊɨd]; née Lewis; 21 March 1937 – 21 July 2023) was a Welsh Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley for 35 years, from 1984 until 2019. Although she had intended to stand down in 2015, she was re-elected in that year's general election and in 2017 before standing down in 2019. Clwyd is the longest-serving female MP for a Welsh constituency.
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^Jones, Daniel (6 October 2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary with CD-ROM. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521152556 – via Google Books.
^Funk, Charles Earle (5 September 1936). "What's the Name, Please?: A Guide to the Correct Pronunciation of Current Prominent Names". Funk & Wagnalls Company – via Google Books.
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Doug Hoyle (1992–1997) Clive Soley (1997–2001) Jean Corston (2001–2005) AnnClwyd (2005–2006) Tony Lloyd (2006–2012) David Watts (2012–2015) John Cryer...
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the Gulf War, and split into two sections, with two different panels. Dr Ann Robinson, head of policy unit at the Institute of Directors. Rhiannon Chapman...
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