Ieuan Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy
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Ieuan Wyn Pritchard Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy, PC
Kt
(born 10 July 1930) is a Welsh
Conservative
politician
.
His father was a Minister in a chapel in Llansadwrn
, Anglesey
, and they lived in the schoolhouse.
He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for the constituency of Conwy
(formerly Conway) from 1970 until his retirement in 1997. Wyn Roberts served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Secretary of State for Wales
Peter Thomas
from 1970 to 1974, and was Opposition spokesman on Wales between 1974 and 1979. On the 1979 Conservative election victory, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
at the Welsh Office
. After the 1987 election, he was promoted to Minister of State
at the Welsh Office
, a post he held until 1994. He was knighted for political service in 1990.
After his retirement from the House of Commons
in 1997 he was elevated as a life peer
with the title of Baron Roberts of Conwy, of Talyfan in the County of Gwynedd
. He served as an opposition spokesman on Wales in the House of Lords
until 2007.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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Kt
Knight Bachelor
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(born 10 July 1930) is a Welsh
Wales
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician
Politician
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.
His father was a Minister in a chapel in Llansadwrn
Llansadwrn, Anglesey
Llansadwrn is a small village in south-east Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies between Menai Bridge, Pentraeth and Beaumaris. It is named after the church, founded in the 6th century by Saint Sadwrn, who together with his wife, is commemorated by an early Christian monument.The village was the...
, Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, and they lived in the schoolhouse.
He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the constituency of Conwy
Conwy
Conwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Conwy has a population of 14,208...
(formerly Conway) from 1970 until his retirement in 1997. Wyn Roberts served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
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to the Secretary of State for Wales
Secretary of State for Wales
The Secretary of State for Wales is the head of the Wales Office within the British cabinet. He or she is responsible for ensuring Welsh interests are taken into account by the government, representing the government within Wales and overseeing the passing of legislation which is only for Wales...
Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas
Peter John Mitchell Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir, PC, QC was a Welsh Conservative politician. He was the first Welshman to become Chairman of the Conservative Party, serving from 1970 to 1972, and the first Conservative politician to serve as Secretary of State for Wales, holding that office...
from 1970 to 1974, and was Opposition spokesman on Wales between 1974 and 1979. On the 1979 Conservative election victory, he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the government of the United Kingdom, junior to both a Minister of State and a Secretary of State....
at the Welsh Office
Welsh Office
The Welsh Office was a department in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Wales. It was established in April 1965 to execute government policy in Wales, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Wales, a post which had been created in October 1964...
. After the 1987 election, he was promoted to Minister of State
Minister of State
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at the Welsh Office
Welsh Office
The Welsh Office was a department in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Wales. It was established in April 1965 to execute government policy in Wales, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Wales, a post which had been created in October 1964...
, a post he held until 1994. He was knighted for political service in 1990.
After his retirement from the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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in 1997 he was elevated as a life peer
Life peer
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with the title of Baron Roberts of Conwy, of Talyfan in the County of Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
. He served as an opposition spokesman on Wales in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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until 2007.