Davies left school at 15 and worked as an electrician, serving in the Royal Air Force 1956–58. In 1969 he became a full-time trade union official with USDAW and rose through the ranks, becoming General Secretary of the union in 1986.[3] He retired in 1997.[3]
Baron Davies of Coity died on 4 March 2019, aged 83.[7]
References
^. The Telegraph. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014. Lord Davies of Coity, General Secretary, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, 1986–97, 78
^"Death of a Member: Lord Davies of Coity - Announcement". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
garfield, davies, baron, davies, coity, david, june, 1935, march, 2019, labour, operative, peer, house, lords, former, trade, union, leader, right, honourablethe, lord, davies, coitycbemember, house, lordslord, temporalin, office, october, 1997, march, 2019, l. David Garfield Davies Baron Davies of Coity CBE 24 June 1935 1 4 March 2019 2 was a Labour Co operative peer in the House of Lords and a former trade union leader The Right HonourableThe Lord Davies of CoityCBEMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 1 October 1997 4 March 2019 Life PeeragePersonal detailsBorn24 June 1935Died4 March 2019 aged 83 Political partyLabour Co operativeBiography EditDavies left school at 15 and worked as an electrician serving in the Royal Air Force 1956 58 In 1969 he became a full time trade union official with USDAW and rose through the ranks becoming General Secretary of the union in 1986 3 He retired in 1997 3 Davies was named CBE in 1996 and created a life peer as Baron Davies of Coity of Penybont in the County of Mid Glamorgan on 1 October 1997 4 5 Davies belonged to the Labour Friends of Israel lobby group 6 Baron Davies of Coity died on 4 March 2019 aged 83 7 References Edit Birthdays today The Telegraph 24 June 2013 Archived from the original on 24 June 2013 Retrieved 23 June 2014 Lord Davies of Coity General Secretary Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers 1986 97 78 Death of a Member Lord Davies of Coity Announcement TheyWorkForYou Retrieved 7 March 2019 a b Dod Charles Roger Dod Robert Phipps 2002 Dod s parliamentary companion Volume 184 Dod s Parliamentary Companion Ltd ISBN 0 905702 36 0 No 54911 The London Gazette 6 October 1997 p 11235 Lord Davies of Coity Parliament of the United Kingdom Archived from the original on 12 June 2010 Retrieved 22 August 2010 LFI Supporters in Parliament Labour Friends of Israel 23 March 2018 Usdaw mourns the passing of a former general secretary Lord Davies of Coity RIP Trade union officesPreceded byBill Whatley General Secretary of USDAW1986 1997 Succeeded byBill ConnorPreceded byAda Maddocks Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL CIO1993 Succeeded byTyrone O Sullivan This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article about a trade unionist in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garfield Davies Baron Davies of Coity amp oldid 1108504934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
