David Marquand

David Marquand FBA, FRHistS, FRSA

Member of Parliament for Ashfield
In office 31 March 1966 – 5 January 1977
Preceded by	William Warbey
Succeeded by	Tim Smith
Personal details
Born	20 September 1934 Cardiff, Wales, UK
Political party	Plaid Cymru
Other political affiliations	Labour (Until 1981; 1995–2003; 2010–2016) Social Democrats (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–1992)
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford St. Antony’s College, Oxford University of California, Berkeley

David Ian Marquand, FBA, FRHistS, FRSA (born 20 September 1934) is a British academic and former Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).

Born in Cardiff, his father was Hilary Marquand, also an academic and former Labour MP. His younger brother was the film maker Richard Marquand, and James Marquand is his nephew. Marquand was educated at Emanuel School in Battersea, London, Magdalen College, Oxford, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and at the University of California, Berkeley.

Marquand first stood for Parliament at the Welsh seat of Barry in 1964, but was defeated by the Conservative incumbent Raymond Gower. He was elected the MP for Ashfield from 1966 to 1977, when he resigned his seat to work as Chief Advisor (from 1977 to 1978) to his mentor Roy Jenkins who had been appointed President of the European Commission.