Terry Davis (politician)
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The Right Honourable Terry Davis CMG |
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| Secretary General of the Council of Europe |
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In office 1 September 2004 – 1 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Schwimmer |
| Succeeded by | Thorbjørn Jagland |
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Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill Birmingham Stechford (1979–1983) |
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In office 3 May 1979 – 22 June 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew MacKay |
| Succeeded by | Liam Byrne |
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Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove |
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In office 27 May 1971 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | James Dance |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
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Terence Anthony Gordon Davis 5 January 1938 Stourbridge, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University College London, University of Michigan |
Terence Anthony Gordon Davis CMG (born 5 January 1938), known as Terry Davis, is a British Labour Party politician, and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency, and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He is a member of the Privy Council.
He went to the King Edward VI Grammar School (now the King Edward VI College) in Stourbridge. Davis is a graduate of University College London, where he gained an LLB degree in 1962, and University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, where he gained an MBA degree in 1962. He was a company executive from 1962–71 for Esso, Clarks shoes and Chrysler Parts. From 1974 to 1979, he was a manager in the motor industry, with Leyland Cars.
At the 1970 general election, Davis stood unsuccessfully in the Conservative-held Bromsgrove constituency. The sitting MP, James Dance, died the following year, and Davis won the resulting by-election.
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