Dafydd Wigley
Welsh politician (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dafydd Wynne Wigley, Baron Wigley, PC (born David Wigley; 1 April 1943) is a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from 1981 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2000. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarfon from 1974 to 2001 and as the Member of the Welsh Assembly for Caernarfon from 1999 to 2003. In 2010, Wigley was granted life peerage, taking his seat in the House of Lords in 2011.
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The Lord Wigley | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 24 January 2011 Life Peerage | |
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Caernarfon | |
In office 6 May 1999 ā 1 May 2003 | |
Preceded by | Office Created |
Succeeded by | Alun Ffred Jones |
Member of Parliament for Caernarfon | |
In office 28 February 1974 ā 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Goronwy Roberts |
Succeeded by | Hywel Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | David Wigley (1943-04-01) 1 April 1943 (age 81) Derby, England |
Political party | Plaid Cymru |
Spouse | Elinor Bennett |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester |
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