Gareth Lodwig Wardell (born 29 November 1944) is a British
Labour politician. He was elected as
Member of Parliament for
Gower in a
1982 by-election, and held the seat until he stood down at the
1997 general election.
Background
Wardell was born on 29 November 1944. Wardell's father, Jack Wardell, was a barber from
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (; or informally ') is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. ...
.
Before entering politics, Wardell lectured geography at
Trinity College, Carmarthen.
Political career
Wardell entered the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
as the
Member of Parliament for
Gower in 1982 following a
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
in the constituency.
In June 1983, Wardell was appointed chairman of the
Welsh Affairs Committee. Wardell remained in this position until he retired as an MP in 1997.
Martin Caton's maiden speech
publications.parliament.uk; accessed 15 September 2019.
Post-Parliamentary Career
Wardell works as a Public Affairs consultant in South Wales
South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ...
.
References
External links
1944 births
Living people
Welsh Labour MPs
UK MPs 1979–1983
UK MPs 1983–1987
UK MPs 1987–1992
UK MPs 1992–1997
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