Member for Ogmore since 2002. Committees: Member, Welsh Grand Committee; Member, All-Party Group on Coalfield Communities; Member, PLP Committee on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on Home Affairs, on International Development; Member, Coal Compensation Liaison Committee (Wales). Special political interests: Middle East, police reform, social justice, parliamentary reform, EU. Profession/Trade: Senior Lecturer, Swansea Institute of Higher Education 1996-2002. Education: Crewe and Alsager College, BA (Hons) Combined Studies; Swansea Institute of Higher Education, MSc European Resource Management (University of Wales Award). Affiliations: Chair, Ogmore Valley Male Voice Choir. Hobbies: Hill-walking, most sports, reading, choir music.
b. 22 January 1963. Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,295	60.4	-1.6	18,833	62
Lib Dem	4,592	15.2	2.4	3,878	12.8
Conservative	4,243	14.0	2.9	3,383	11.1
Plaid Cymru	3,148	10.4	-3.6	4,259	14
Majority	13,703	45.3		14,574	48
Turnout	30,278	57.8	-0.4	30,353	58.2