Dai Davies (trade unionist)

Dai Davies
OBE
Born
David Henry Davies

(1909-12-01)December 1, 1909
Beaufort, Ebbw Vale Wales
DiedApril 2, 1998(1998-04-02) (aged 88)
Other namesSir Dai Davies
OccupationsTrade unionist, Labour Party official
Known forGeneral Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (1967–1975)
Chairman of the Labour Party (1962–1963)
Treasurer of the Labour Party (1965–1967)
Political partyLabour Party
AwardsKnight Bachelor (1973)

Sir David Henry Davies (1 December 1909[1] – 2 April 1998), known as Dai Davies, was a Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party official. He served as General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation from 1967 to 1975 and held the positions of Chairman of the Labour Party from 1962 to 1963 and Treasurer from 1965 to 1967.[2]

Early life and career

Davies was born in Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, and worked in the local steel industry before joining the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation.[2]

Trade union career

In 1953, Davies was appointed Assistant General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, working under General Secretary Harry Douglass.[2] He succeeded Douglass as General Secretary in 1967, holding the position until 1975.[2]

During his tenure as General Secretary, the British steel industry was nationalised in 1967 under the Labour government, creating the British Steel Corporation.[3] The Iron and Steel Act 1967 brought about 90% of British steelmaking into public ownership.[4]

Davies also served as the Iron, Steel and Minor Metal Trades representative on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress from 1967 to 1975.[2]

Labour Party positions

Davies served as Chairman of the Labour Party from 1962 to 1963.[2] He subsequently held the position of Treasurer of the Labour Party from 1965 to 1967.[2] In 1967, James Callaghan succeeded Davies as treasurer, defeating Michael Foot in the election for the position.

Honours

Davies was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1973 New Year Honours.[5]

Death

Davies died on 2 April 1998, aged 88.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Obituary Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Trades Union Congress
  3. ^ "Steel nationalized".
  4. ^ "Where we've come from". British Steel.
  5. ^ "No. 45860". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1972. p. 1.
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