Geraint Davies (Labour politician)
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Geraint Davies MP |
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Member of Parliament for Swansea West |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Williams |
| Majority | 7,036 (20%) |
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Member of Parliament for Croydon Central |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Beresford |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Pelling |
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| Born | 3 May 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Vanessa Fry |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Website | www.geraintdavies.org |
Geraint Richard Davies (born 3 May 1960) is a British politician who is the Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West. Previously, Davies was the Labour Party MP for Croydon Central from 1997 to 2005. He had also served as Leader of Croydon Borough Council.
Davies' family comes from west Wales; his civil servant father is from Aberystwyth and his mother's family are from Swansea. He was brought up in Cardiff where he attended Llanishen High School, before studying Mathematics then Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Jesus College, Oxford; while at Oxford he was Junior Common Room President. He married Dr. Vanessa Fry in September 1991 and they now live in Swansea.
Davies joined Unilever as a Group Product Manager in 1982, and later Colgate-Palmolive Ltd. as Marketing Manager before starting his own companies including Pure Crete Ltd. and Equity Creative Ltd. He became active in the Labour Party, being Assistant Secretary for Croydon North East Labour Party and Chair of Croydon Central Constituency Labour Party, and was a member of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs, and later the Manufacturing, Science and Finance union. before joining the GMB in 1985. He has been a member of the Co-operative Party since 1984.
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