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British politician
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83 years
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Mother:
Lizzie Ann Evans
Father:
David John Davies
Children:
Helen Claire Davies
Susan Karen Davies
Karen Jayne Davies
Rachel Louise Davies
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Biography
David Garfield Davies, BaronDavies of Coity, CBE (24 June 1935 – 4 March 2019 ) was a Labour Co-operative peer in the House of Lords and a former trade union leader.
Biography
Davies left school at 15 and worked as an electrician, serving in the Royal Air Force 1956–58. In 1969 he became a full-time trade union official with USDAW and rose through the ranks, becoming General Secretary of the union in 1986. He retired in 1997.
Davies was named CBE in 1996 and created a life peer as Baron Davies of Coity, of Penybont in the County of Mid Glamorgan in 1997. Davies belonged to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group.
Baron Davies of Coity died on 4 March 2019, aged 83.
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Notable British Activists
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Notable British Trade unionists
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