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[[Image:Lord Morris.jpg|right|thumb|Lord Morris of Aberavon in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter]]
| honorific-prefix = <small>[[The Right Honourable]]</small><br>
| name = Lord Morris of Aberavon
| honorific-suffix =<br><small>[[Knight of the Garter|KG]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]</small>
| image =Lord Morris.jpg
| office = [[Attorney General for England and Wales]]
| term_start = 1997
| term_end = 1999
| primeminister = [[Tony Blair]]
| predecessor = [[Nicholas Lyell|Sir Nicholas Lyell]]
| successor = [[Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn|The Lord Williams of Mostyn]]
| office2 = [[Secretary of State for Wales]]
| term_start2 = 1974
| term_end2 = 1979
| predecessor2 = [[Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir|Peter Thomas]]
| successor2 = [[Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell|Nicholas Edwards]]
| primeminister2 = [[Harold Wilson]] / [[James Callaghan]]
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| constituency_MP4=[[Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberavon]]
| majority4 =
| term_start4 = [[United Kingdom general election, 1959|1959]]
| term_end4 = [[United Kingdom general election, 2001|2001]]
| predecessor4 = [[William George Cove]]
| successor4 = [[Hywel Francis]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|11|05}}
| birth_place = {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Aberystwyth]], [[Wales]]
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| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
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| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Wales, Aberystwyth|University College of Wales, Aberystwyth]] and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]].
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'''John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon''', [[Knight of the Garter|KG]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (born [[5 November]], [[1931]]), is a retired [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[politician]].
'''John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon''', [[Knight of the Garter|KG]], [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]], [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (born [[5 November]], [[1931]]), is a retired [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[politician]].


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Lord Morris has been [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Glamorgan]] since [[2002]], succeeding fellow Labour politician [[Lord Merlyn-Rees]]. Lord Morris is also President of the London Welsh Trust and a member of the Council of the [[Prince of Wales Trust]] (Wales).
Lord Morris has been [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Glamorgan]] since [[2002]], succeeding fellow Labour politician [[Lord Merlyn-Rees]]. Lord Morris is also President of the London Welsh Trust and a member of the Council of the [[Prince of Wales Trust]] (Wales).

==External links==
*[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/peer/lord_morris_of_aberavon They Work for You.com]

==References==
*[http://www.glam.ac.uk/profile/59/directorate Profile on the University of Glamorgan website]
*[http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page2615.asp Downing Street press notice September 2002]


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Revision as of 21:40, 19 February 2008

For other people named John Morris, see John Morris (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable
Lord Morris of Aberavon

KG, PC, QC
Attorney General for England and Wales
In office
1997–1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded bySir Nicholas Lyell
Succeeded byThe Lord Williams of Mostyn
Secretary of State for Wales
In office
1974–1979
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson / James Callaghan
Preceded byPeter Thomas
Succeeded byNicholas Edwards
Member of Parliament
for Aberavon
In office
1959–2001
Preceded byWilliam George Cove
Succeeded byHywel Francis
Personal details
Born (1931-11-05) November 5, 1931 (age 92)
Wales Aberystwyth, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, KG, PC, QC (born 5 November, 1931), is a retired UK Labour politician.

Background and education

Lord Morris was born in Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth in the County of Ceridigion. He was educated at Ardwyn School, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Professional career

Lord Morris was a barrister and was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1954. He practised at 2 Bedford Row Chambers, took silk in 1973 and was made a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1984. Between 1982 and 1997 Lord Morris was a Recorder of the Crown Court.

Political career

He represented Aberavon as its Labour MP from 1959 and was the longest serving Welsh MP until his retirement in 2001, when he was succeeded by Hywel Francis.

He served as Attorney General of Northern Ireland, Secretary of State for Wales between March 5, 1974 and May 4, 1979 and returned to Government as the Attorney General for England and Wales between 1997 and 1999. As such, he was one of only a small handful of Labour ministers to hold office under both James Callaghan and Tony Blair, and perhaps the only minister to have held office under Harold Wilson also.

Honours

He was created a life peer as Baron Morris of Aberavon, of Aberavon in the County of West Glamorgan and of Ceredigion in the County of Dyfed in 2001, made Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed a year later and created a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 2003.

Lord Morris has been Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan since 2002, succeeding fellow Labour politician Lord Merlyn-Rees. Lord Morris is also President of the London Welsh Trust and a member of the Council of the Prince of Wales Trust (Wales).

References

Offices held

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Aberavon
1959 – 2001 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State for Wales
1974–1979 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General for England and Wales
1997–1999 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed
2002–2006 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan
2002-present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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