Llew Smith

Llew Smith
Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent
In office 10 April 1992 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	Michael Foot
Succeeded by	Peter Law
Member of the European Parliament for South Wales East
In office 17 June 1984 – 9 June 1994
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Glenys Kinnock
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-16) 16 April 1944
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

Llewellyn Thomas Smith (born 16 April 1944) is a former Welsh Labour Party politician.

Career

Smith was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South Wales East from 1984 to 1994, and at the 1992 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaenau Gwent. A member of the Socialist Campaign Group, he stood down at the 2005 general election. He opposed the formation of the National Assembly for Wales although he later became a close ally of Assembly Member Peter Law who briefly succeeded him as MP. Having split with Labour, Law sat as an independent.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Llew Smith