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Geraint Davies (other)
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Geraint Davies may refer to: * Geraint Davies (Labour politician) (born 1960), incumbent British Labour-Cooperative Member of Parliament for Swansea West; former British Labour Member of Parliament for Croydon Central * Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru politician) (born 1948), Plaid Cymru former member of the Welsh Assembly * Geraint Davies (rugby league) (born 1986), Welsh rugby league footballer * Geraint Talfan Davies (born 1943), chairman of the Institute of Welsh Affairs and former Controller of BBC Wales * Geraint Wyn Davies (born 1957), Welsh-American actor See also *Geraint *Geraint (given name) Geraint is a Welsh name derived from the Latin name Gerontius. The original Geraint is a figure of Welsh history and legend. Geraint may also refer to: People *Geraint of Dumnonia (died 710), Celtic king * Geraint Anderson (born 1972), British new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Davies (Labour Politician)
Geraint Richard Davies (born 3 May 1960) is a British politician who is the Labour and Co-operative, Labour Co-op Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency), Swansea West. Previously, Davies was the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party MP for Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency), Croydon Central from 1997 to 2005. He had also served as the Leader of Croydon London Borough Council. Personal life Davies was born in Chester. His family comes from west Wales; his Civil service, civil servant father is from Aberystwyth and his mother's family are from Swansea. He was brought up in Cardiff where he attended Llanishen High School, before studying Mathematics then Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Jesus College, Oxford; while at Oxford he was Junior Common Room President."Dod's Guide to the General Election, June 2001", Vacher Dod Publishing, 2001, p. 92. He married Dr. Vanessa Fry in September 1991 and they now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru Politician)
Geraint Rhys Davies (born Treherbert, 1 December 1948) is a Plaid Cymru Welsh politician. He was the National Assembly for Wales Member for Rhondda from 1999 to 2003. Education Pentre Grammar School; Chelsea College; and the University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree .... Professional career Post-Graduate Training, Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff 1971–72. Relief Manager and Manager, Boots the Chemists 1972–75. Self-Employed Community Pharmacist in Treherbert since 1975. President of Blaenrhondda Football Club and a deacon at Blaencwm Baptist church. School Governor. Political career County Borough Councillor for the ward of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taff, stood down in 2022 as Plaid Cymru's prospects looked bleak. Plaid Cymru went on to lose both Treher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Davies (rugby League)
Geraint Rhys Davies, (born 7 March 1986) is a Welsh former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level in Super League for the Crusaders, on loan from the Crusaders at South Wales Scorpions and the Limoux Grizzlies as a or , and played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli Scarlets (Academy). Background Davies was born in Swansea. Educated at Llandovery College on a rugby scholarship, he began his rugby career in the Llanelli Scarlets academy. Playing career Davies signed his first professional contract at 18 for the Crusaders, and later played for them in the Super League. Davies initially played prop but could also play in the back row. Davies won the Crusaders Young Player of the Year award in 2006 after scoring six tries in 29 appearances and was an ever-present in the Welsh national squad including their successful Rugby League European Cup winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Talfan Davies
Geraint Talfan Davies OBE DL (born 30 December 1943) is a Welsh journalist and broadcaster, and a long-serving trustee and chairman of many Welsh civic, arts, media and cultural organisations. Personal life and education Geraint Talfan Davies was born on 30 December 1943, the second of three children of Aneirin Talfan Davies (1909–1980), a Welsh broadcaster, literary critic and poet, and his wife Mary Anne Evans (1912–1971), a teacher. Educated at Bishop Gore Grammar School, Swansea and Cardiff High School for Boys, Davies went on to read modern history at Jesus College, Oxford, graduating in 1966. In 1967, he married Elizabeth Siân Vaughan Yorath, with whom he has three sons, including Rhodri Talfan Davies, who became the director of BBC Cymru Wales. Career Davies' career began in 1966 as a graduate trainee with the '' Western Mail'' newspaper in Cardiff, where he became its first Welsh Affairs Correspondent. In 1971 he moved to '' The Journal'' newspaper in Newcastl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint Wyn Davies
Geraint Wyn Davies (, 20 April 1957) is a Welsh-American stage, film and television actor-director. Educated in Canada, he has worked in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. His most famous role as the vampire-turned police detective Nick Knight in the Canadian television series ''Forever Knight''. Early life and training Geraint Wyn Davies was born on 20 April 1957 in Swansea, Wales, the son of a Congregationalist Christian preacher and a school teacher. At the age of 7 he moved with his family from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire to Canada, where he attended Upper Canada College. He first acted at age 12, appearing in a school production of ''Lord of the Flies''. He went on to study at the University of Western Ontario, where he studied economics before dropping out to pursue an acting career. His professional stage debut was in 1976 in Quebec City, when at 19 he appeared in ''The Fantasticks'', ''Red Emma'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Stage career D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraint
Geraint () is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a valiant warrior possibly related to the historical Geraint, an early 8th-century king of Dumnonia. It is also the name of a 6th-century Dumnonian saint king from Briton hagiographies, who may have lived during or shortly prior to the reign of the historical Arthur. The name Geraint is a Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius, meaning "old man". Early sources A "Geraint of the South" appears at the Battle of Catraeth (circa 600) in the poem ''Y Gododdin'', attributed to Aneirin. This is conceivably a reference to Geraint mab Erbin, son of the 5th-century king Erbin of Dumnonia. Geraint is also mentioned as one of the "Three Seafarers of the Isle of Britain" in the Welsh Triads. Geraint's deeds at the Battle of Llongborth are celebrated in the poem "Geraint son of Erbin", which was written probably in the 10th or 11th century and traditionally attributed to Llywarch Hen. However, Derek Bryce, following other schol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
