Ray Powell (British politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Powell (British politician)

British politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Treorchy, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Dec-2001

Profession: politician

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Raymond Powell (19 June 1928 – 7 December 2001), known as Ray Powell, was a Welsh politician who served as the Labour member of Parliament for Ogmore.
He continued as constituency MP until he died. Powell entered Parliament at the 1979 election, after becoming chairman of the Welsh Labour Party in 1977; he was an opponent of Welsh devolution.
He was an opposition whip from 1983 to 1995, when he retired to the backbenches.
He was knighted in 1996. He was opposed to Sunday trading and was active in Parliament to block legislation to allow it.
His daughter, Janice Gregory, was a member of the National Assembly for Wales.