CLWYD, Ann Rt Hon

Member for Cynon Valley since 1984 by-election. Committees: Member, Foreign Affairs Committee; Chair, All-Party Group on Human Rights; Vice-Chair, British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union; Chair, British-Iraq All-Party Parliamentary Group; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Cambodian Group; Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coalfield Communities. Political career: Prime Ministers Special Envoy to Iraq on Human Rights 2003-10; Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) May 2005-December 2006; Assistant to John Prescott, Deputy Leader 1994-95; Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1994-95; Opposition Spokesperson on Employment 1993-94; Shadow National Heritage Secretary 1992-93; Member, Labour Shadow Cabinet 1989-93; Shadow Wales Secretary 1992; Shadow Secretary of State for Overseas Development and Co-operation 1989-92; Opposition Spokesperson, Education 1987-88; Member, European Parliament for Mid and West Wales 1979-84. Special political interests: Foreign affairs, overseas development, human rights, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Broadcaster/journalist. Education: University of North Wales, Bangor; Queens School Chester; Holywell Grammar School. Title/Honours/Decorations: Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Trinity College, Carmarthen, for contribution to politics and as a human rights campaigner; Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Bangor; Honorary Degree from the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education; Communicator of the Year, the Wales Yearbook Political Awards 2005; admitted to the White Robe of the Gorsedd of Bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales 1991; BBC/House Magazine and Spectator Awards for Backbencher of the Year; Channel 4 Political Award for Campaigning Politician of the Year. Hobbies: Boating. b. 27 March 1937, Denbigh, North Wales. Married.