Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham

Who is Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham?

Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, PC is a Labour member of the House of Lords. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 2003 to 2010, and as usual for a holder of that position, also held the position of Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.

He was educated at Redditch High School, Worcestershire, at University College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history 1961, the Institute of Education and at the London School of Economics, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in economics in 1968.

He worked as a history teacher at The Latymer School from 1962 to 1965 and as a history and social science lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic, Enfield from 1965 to 1974, during which time he served as a trade union official in the National Association for Teachers in Further and Higher Education. He has been a member of the Transport and General Workers Union since 1979.

He was Member of Parliament for Enfield North from February 1974 until he lost the seat in 1979 to the Conservative Tim Eggar. Davies later served as MP for Oldham Central and Royton from 1992 until the seat was abolished by boundary changes in 1997. On 3 October 1997 Davies was given a life peerage as Baron Davies of Oldham, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire.