Dai Havard

David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the member of parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2001 to 2015.

Dai Havard
Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Ted Rowlands
Succeeded by	Gerald Jones
Majority	4,056 (12.6%)
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-07) 7 February 1950 (age 75) Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Warwick University

Career

Havard was a trade union researcher, education tutor, official and ultimately the Wales Secretary of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance (MSF) Union.

Member of Parliament

He claimed more than £205,000 in his expenses and wages between 2007 and 2008, which was revealed in May 2009.^[1]

He continued as a member of Unite the Union following his election to Parliament.^[2] During his time in Parliament, Havard was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee (2001–2005) and the Defence Select Committee (2003–2015).^[3] He consistently voted against same sex marriage the most recent being February 2013, one month prior to the act coming into force which became an official law in July 2013.^[4][5]

Havard announced his decision to stand down as an MP at the following year's general election in September 2014, which he did so in March 2015.^[6]

Personal life