Richard Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth
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The Right Honourable The Lord Livsey of Talgarth CBE |
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| Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Evans |
| Succeeded by | Roger Williams |
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In office 4 July 1985 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Hooson |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Evans |
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| Born | 2 May 1935 |
| Died | 16 September 2010 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
Richard Arthur Lloyd Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth CBE (2 May 1935 – 16 September 2010) was a British politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire.
He was the son of Arthur Norman Livsey and Lilian Maisie (née James). His father was a seacaptain who died in Iraq when Richard was just three years old. He was therefore brought up in a single parent household by his mother, Lilian, who was a local teacher and headmistress. It was she who had a great influence in his life.
Baron Livsey was educated at Talgarth County Primary, Bedales School, Sealle-Hayne Agricultural College and Reading University (MSc in agricultural management).
On 3 April 1964 he married Irene Earsman of Castle Douglas, Galloway, Scotland, and they went on to have two sons and one daughter.
Livsey was an agricultural development officer for ICI from 1961 to 1967. He then went on to become the farm manager on the Blairdrummond Estate in Perthshire from 1967 to 1971. He then returned to Wales as a senior lecture at the Welsh Agricultural College, Llanbadarn Fawr until 1985. He had one further spell in employment outside of Westminster politics when he lost office in 1992, as the Development Manager of ATB-Landbase Cymru from 1993 to 1997.
Livsey joined the Liberal Party in Wales in 1960. In 1970 he stood unsuccessfully as the party's Scottish candidate in Perth and East Perthshire. When he returned to Wales he became active in the Welsh Liberal Party and stood unsuccessfully for Pembroke in 1979 and Brecon and Radnor in 1983. Livsey had been a keen supporter and activist during the 1979 St David's Day referendum on a Welsh Assembly on behalf of the Yes Campaign. He continued to be central to the pro devolution cause and was the leader of the Liberal Democrat campaign in the successful Welsh devolution referendum, 1997.
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