Huw Irranca-Davies

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Huw Irranca-Davies, formally Ifor Huw Davies, (born 22 January 1963) in Swansea is a British Labour politician from Wales. He has been Member of Parliament for Ogmore since 2002. He adopted his wife's maiden name as part of his own surname when they married.

After the death later in 2001 of Sir Ray Powell, Irranca-Davies was chosen to defend his Ogmore seat. At the byelection held on February 14, 2002 he won the seat comfortably.

Having served as Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Northern Ireland Office, the Department of Work and Pensions, and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, he became an Assistant Whip in May 2006.

He had previously been the Labour candidate for the Brecon & Radnor constituency in 2001, but finished third, behind both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates.

In 2005 he was voted the 48th sexist man in Wales by the Westen Mail.