biography
| name: |
Hain, Peter (Gerald)
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pronunciation:
[hayn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1950– )
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| biography:
| British politician, born in South Africa. His family moved to the UK in 1966 on account of their anti-apartheid activity, and he was educated at London and Sussex universities. He was active in the anti-apartheid movement in the UK, and particularly prominent in successful campaigns to prevent tours by South African sports teams. Chairman of the Young Liberals (1971–3) and active in the anti-Nazi League (1977–80), he was a trade union research officer (1976–91) before becoming Labour MP for Neath (1991– ), having left the Liberal Party in the early 1980s. He served as an opposition whip (1995–6) and as a spokesman on employment (1996–7), before moving to the Welsh Office as an under-secretary. Following the Welsh Assembly election (1998) he was moved to the Foreign Office, then had a brief spell as energy minister before returning to the Foreign Office as minister for Europe after the 2001 general election. He became secretary of state for Wales in 2002. |
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