Hywel Francis

Hywel Francis
Francis as an MP
Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights
In office
8 September 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byAndrew Dismore
Succeeded byHarriet Harman
Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee
In office
13 July 2005 – 6 May 2010
Preceded byMartyn Jones
Succeeded byDavid T. C. Davies
Member of Parliament
for Aberavon
In office
7 June 2001 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byJohn Morris
Succeeded byStephen Kinnock
Personal details
Born
David Hywel Francis

(1946-06-06)6 June 1946
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Died14 February 2021(2021-02-14) (aged 74)
Morriston, Swansea, Wales
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Mair Price
(m. 1968)
Children3
ParentDai Francis (father)
Alma materSwansea University
Profession
WebsiteOfficial website

David Hywel Francis[1] (6 June 1946 – 14 February 2021) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberavon from 2001 to 2015. A member of the Labour Party, he chaired the Welsh Affairs Committee from 2005 to 2010 and the Joint Committee on Human Rights from 2010 to 2015.[2]

  1. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8747.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary career for Dr Hywel Francis". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 March 2021.