Gwyn Morgan (civil servant), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1934
Date of Death: 21-Apr-2010
Profession: civil servant
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Gwyn Morgan (civil servant)
- John Gwynfryn Morgan OBE (16 February 1934 – 21 April 2010) was a British Labour Party official and EU civil servant. Morgan was born in Cwmdare, Wales, the son of a coal miner.
- He attended Aberdare Boys Grammar School before going on to the University College Wales, Aberystwyth, where he studied Classics.
- He also played Second XI Championship cricket for Glamorgan.
- From 1960 to 1962, Morgan was president of the National Union of Students.
- He was also Secretary General of the International Student Conference, a non-communist competitor of the International Union of Students.Morgan served as head of the Labour Party's Overseas Department from 1965 to 1969, succeeding David Ennals.
- He was then assistant general secretary to Harry Nicholas from 1969 to 1972.
- Morgan was groomed to succeed Nicholas as General Secretary of the Labour Party, but when Nicholas retired the National Executive Committee instead narrowly selected Ron Hayward.
- The committee was deadlocked for three consecutive ballots, with the left-leaning Hayward finally winning on the casting vote of chairman Tony Benn.In 1973, Morgan left the British political scene to go and work for the European Commission.
- Until 1975, he was chief of staff to George Thomson, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy.
- Morgan later held various EU administrative and diplomatic positions, and helped create the European Development Fund.
- He was prominent in the "Yes" campaign for the 1975 EEC membership referendum, and was also on the bureau of the Socialist International.
- In his personal life, Morgan was a director of London Welsh RFC.
- He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1999.
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