Dave Nellist

Dave Nellist
Leader of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Assumed office
2010
Preceded byParty founded
Coventry City Councillor
for St Michaels ward
In office
7 May 1998 – 3 May 2012
Serving with
Karen McKay (Socialist Alternative)
Rob Windsor (Socialist Alternative)
Jim O'Boyle (Labour)
David Welsh (Labour)
Member of Parliament
for Coventry South East
In office
9 June 1983 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byWilliam Wilson
Succeeded byJim Cunningham
Personal details
Born (1952-07-16) 16 July 1952 (age 72)
North Yorkshire, England
Political partySocialist Party (1997–present)
Other political
affiliations
TUSC (2009–present)
Labour (until 1991)
Spouse
Jane Warner
(m. 1984)
ChildrenJoe Nellist
Bethan Clarke
Charlotte Nellist
Clara Nellist

David John Nellist (born 16 July 1952) is a British Trotskyist[1] activist who was the MP for the constituency of Coventry South East from 1983 to 1992. Elected as a Labour MP, his support for the Militant tendency led to his eventual expulsion from the party in late 1991. He is the National Chair of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), a member of the Socialist Party, and was a city councillor in Coventry from 1998 to 2012.

  1. ^ Johnston, Neil. "Defy Corbyn at your peril, councillors are warned". The Times.