Personal
history
Huw is married to Joanna
Irranca-Davies (they combined their surnames Davies and Irranca on marrying,
becoming Irranca-Davies). They have three sons, and are all proud of their
Welsh and Italian family roots. Born into a strong Labour Party family, he has
long been a grass-roots campaigner and active in community regeneration.
Born in 1963, he is an alumni
of Gowerton Comprehensive School, Crewe and Alsager College (BA Hons), and
Swansea Institute of Higher Education (MSc).
A keen walker (Vice-President
of Ramblers Cymru) and “everyday cyclist on a sit-up-and-beg-bike”, he also
relaxes watching his sons playing rugby or reading historical novels (and never
anything political!).
Professional background
Huw Irranca-Davies worked in
public and private sector management and as a Senior Lecturer in Higher
Education before entering politics. In February 2002 he was elected as the
Labour MP for Ogmore in a parliamentary by-election, a seat which he held until
2016 when he was duly elected as the Assembly Member for Ogmore at the National
Assembly for Wales.
Political history
Huw was the
Member of Parliament for Ogmore from 2002 to 2016, when he stood down from
parliament to stand for election to the National Assembly of Wales.
During his time as
an MP Huw served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Ministers in the
Department for Work and Pensions, Northern Ireland and the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS); as the Government Whip for Wales and DCMS;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales; and as Environment Minister
in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Between October 2010
and 2015 he served in opposition as the Shadow Energy Minister, then as Shadow
Minister for Food, Farming and Rural Affairs. Following the General Election in
May 2015, he was elected as the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, a
position held till 2016 when he stepped down from parliament in order to stand
successfully for the National Assembly of Wales.
In the 5th Senedd he
initially served as Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs
Committee before becoming the Minister for Social Services and Children, then
at the request of the First Minister became Chair of the Regional Investment
Wales Steering Group, the European Advisory Group and the PMC committee
overseeing the spending of EU funding streams in Wales.
Media
Assets
Register of
Interests
Register of Interests – Fifth Senedd
(PDF, 3.25MB)
