Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham
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Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, PC, (born 9 November 1939) is a Labour member of the House of Lords. He serves as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords, and as usual for a holder of that position, also holds the position of Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard since 2003. As of 29 June 2007 he is the oldest member of Her Majesty's Government.
He was educated at Redditch High School, Worcestershire, at University College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history 1961, the Institute of Education (PGCE 1962) and at the London School of Economics, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in economics in 1968.
He worked as a history teacher at The Latymer School from 1962 to 1965 and as a history and social science lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic, Enfield from 1965 to 1974, during which time he served as a trade union official in the National Association for Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE). He has been a member of the Transport and General Workers Union since 1979.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North from February 1974 until he lost the seat in 1979 to the Conservative Tim Eggar. Davies later served as MP for Oldham Central and Royton from 1992 until the seat was abolished by boundary changes in 1997. On 3 October this year Davies was raised to a life peerage as Baron Davies of Oldham, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire.
He served as Secretary to the Parliamentary Labour Party and Shadow Cabinet from 1979 until 1992. He also served as a member of the Medical Research Council from 1977 to 1979 and chaired the Further Education Funding Council from 1998 until 2000. In 2006, he was appointed to the Privy Council.
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| Preceded by (constituency created) |
Member of Parliament for Enfield North February 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Timothy Eggar |
| Preceded by James Lamond |
Member of Parliament for Oldham Central and Royton 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
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| Preceded by The Lord McIntosh of Haringey |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 2003 – present |
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