The Rt. Hon. Ann Clwyd, fully Ann Clwyd Roberts (born 21 March 1937, Denbigh) is the current Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party representing backbench British Labour Members of Parliament. She has represented Cynon Valley in Wales since 1984 she used to be on the left wing of the party, but supported the Iraq war and the anti-terror laws. She was formerly a teacher. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Denbigh (Welsh: Dinbych) is the county town of the traditional county of Denbighshire, Wales. ... The Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) consists of the Labour Party in Parliament: Labour MPs as a collective body. ... A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislature who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Categories: UK geography stubs ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... This page is about the year 1984. ...

She worked as a journalist, working for the BBC and then for newspapers. She was persuaded to stand for Parliament by Huw T Edwards, who felt that there should be more women in parliament. She was the unsuccessful Labour candidate in Denbigh in 1970. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Denbigh (Welsh: Dinbych) is the county town of the traditional county of Denbighshire, Wales. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

From 1979 to 1984, Ann Clwyd was MEP for Mid and West Wales. She was elected to Parliament in a byelection following the death of Ioan Evans and became the first woman to sit for a Welsh valleys constituency. She served as Shadow Minister of Education and Women's Rights from 1987 but was sacked in 1988 for rebelling against the party whip on a defence matter. She returned as Shadow Minister for Overseas Development from 1989 to 1992 and then served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in 1992 and for National Heritage from 1992 to 1993. This page refers to the year 1979. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The South Wales Valleys are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales. ... The current Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet is listed below. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for International Development is a Cabinet minister responsible for promoting development overseas, particularly in the third world. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The post of Secretary of State for Wales came into existence in October of 1964, the first incumbent being Jim Griffiths, MP for Llanelli. ... The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. ... i dont like this page. ...

She was the Opposition Spokesperson for Employment from 1993 to 1994 and for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1995 when she was again sacked, along with Jim Cousins, for taking a foreign trip without permission (in this case, visiting Kurdish sites in nothern Iraq). In 1994 she also staged a sit-in down Tower Colliery mine in her constituency to protest at its closure. She was a member of the International Development Select Committee from 1997 to 2005. Having been prominent in her concern for the situation in Iraq before the war there in 2003, Tony Blair made her a Special Envoy on Human Rights in Iraq in the run-up to the War. On August 9, 2004, she became a member of the Privy Council. The Official Opposition (more formally, Her Majestys Loyal Opposition) in the United Kingdom is usually the largest political party or coalition which is not a member of the government. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Mackay Cousins (born February 23, 1944, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Areas with significant Kurdish population. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article covers invasion specifics. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ...

Clwyd was a Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2001 until 2005, and was elected as Chair by 167 to 156 for Tony Lloyd on May 24, 2005. The Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) consists of the Labour Party in Parliament: Labour MPs as a collective body. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Joseph Lloyd (born 25 February 1950) is a British politician. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although a Labour party member as an adult, Clwyd once stood (successfully) on behalf of Plaid Cymru in an election in her school. Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-07-12, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ann Clwyd MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Ann Clwyd MP
• Number 10 press release on Ann Clwyd's appointment to the Privy Council