fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈɛɹ ʌv swˈɑːnsiː wˈɛst lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ænd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɛlʃ lˈeɪbɚɹ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv kəmˈɪɾi, hiː wʌzɐ ɹˈiːdʒənəl pˈɑːɹɾi əfˈɪʃəl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
Former Chair of Swansea West Labour Party and member of the Welsh Labour Executive Committee, he was a regional party official from 1984 to 1991.