Wayne David
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Wayne David MP |
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| Shadow Minister for Europe | |
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In office 11 October 2010 – 7 October 2011 |
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| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Mark Francois |
| Succeeded by | Emma Reynolds |
| Undersecretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Huw Irranca-Davies |
| Succeeded by | David Jones |
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Member of Parliament for Caerphilly |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Davies |
| Majority | 10,073 (25.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1957 Bridgend, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Thomas (Divorced) |
| Alma mater |
Cardiff University Swansea University |
Wayne David (born 1 July 1957) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Caerphilly since 2001. He is currently the shadow defence secretary. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office from 2008 to 2010. He was appointed Shadow Europe Minister in 2010, Shadow Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform in 2011 and as Ed Miliband's Parliamentary Private Secretary in October 2013.
He was born in Bridgend, the son of a teacher and grandson of a coal miner. He grew up in the local village of Cefn Cribwr and later attended Cynffig Comprehensive School before attending University College, Cardiff, where he was awarded a BA in History and Welsh History in 1979. After studying Economic History at University College, Swansea, he returned to Cardiff and qualified as a teacher in 1983 with a PGCE from University College Cardiff. He was awarded the Charles Morgan Prize for Welsh history in 1979.
David taught history at the Brynteg Comprehensive School, Bridgend from 1983, but left in 1985 to work for the Workers' Educational Association. He was elected as a councillor to the Cefn Cribwr Community Council in 1985, and was its chairman in 1986-7, before standing down in 1990. He became the chairman of War on Want Cymru in 1987, stepping aside in 1989.
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