Ray Mawby
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Raymond Llewellyn Mawby was a British
Conservative Party
politician.
Mawby was educated at Long Lawford school. He worked as an electrician and was an official in the Rugby
branch of the Electrical Trades Union
. As such, he became the first president of the Conservative Trade Union
ists' national advisory committee. He was a Rugby Borough
councillor in 1952.
Mawby was Member of Parliament
for Totnes
from 1955 to 1983. He was assistant Postmaster General
from 1963 to 1964. During the debates over the legalisation of male homosexual acts (achieved in 1967) Mawby was active in camapigning against the changes.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Mawby was educated at Long Lawford school. He worked as an electrician and was an official in the Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
branch of the Electrical Trades Union
Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union
The Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union, known as the EETPU was a British trade union formed in 1968 as a union for electricians.-History:...
. As such, he became the first president of the Conservative Trade Union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
ists' national advisory committee. He was a Rugby Borough
Rugby (borough)
Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England.The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town....
councillor in 1952.
Mawby was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Totnes
Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
from 1955 to 1983. He was assistant Postmaster General
United Kingdom Postmaster General
The Postmaster General of the United Kingdom is a defunct Cabinet-level ministerial position in HM Government. Aside from maintaining the postal system, the Telegraph Act of 1868 established the Postmaster General's right to exclusively maintain electric telegraphs...
from 1963 to 1964. During the debates over the legalisation of male homosexual acts (achieved in 1967) Mawby was active in camapigning against the changes.