James Donnelly Touhig, known as Don Toulhig (born December 5, 1947) is the Welsh Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Islwyn, and is a junior minister at the Wales Office. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This article is about the British political party. ... 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 ... The Wales Office is a United Kingdom government department. ...

Before entering parliament he had been a journalist, and served on Gwent County Council. He was elected to Parliament in a by-election in 1995, to replace Neil Kinnock, who had resigned. He served as parliamentary private secretary to Gordon Brown and as a whip before becoming a minister. Gwent is the area of southeasternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born March 28, 1942) is a British politician. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

Touhig is a papal knight of the Order of Saint Sylvester. Pope John Paul II has reigned since 22 Oct 1978. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...

External links

• Don Touhig (http://www.dontouhig.org.uk/) official site
• Ministry of Defence - Don Touhig (http://www.mod.uk/aboutus/staff/minvets.htm) official profile
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Don Touhig MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-5219,00.html)
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Don Touhig MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/don_touhig/islwyn)