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Paul Flynn (politician)

Paul Flynn
Flynn as an MP
Official portrait, 2005
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office
4 July 2016 – 6 October 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byChris Bryant
Succeeded byValerie Vaz
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office
3 July 2016 – 6 October 2016
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byNia Griffith
Succeeded byJo Stevens
Member of Parliament
for Newport West
In office
11 June 1987 – 17 February 2019
Preceded byMark Robinson
Succeeded byRuth Jones
Personal details
Born
Paul Philip Flynn

(1935-02-09)9 February 1935
Cardiff, Wales
Died17 February 2019(2019-02-17) (aged 84)
Newport, Wales
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Anne Harvey
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(m. 1962; div. 1984)​
Samantha Morgan
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(m. 1985)​
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Children4
EducationSt Illtyd's Catholic High School
Alma materCardiff University
WebsiteOfficial website

Paul Philip Flynn (9 February 1935 – 17 February 2019) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport West from the 1987 general election until his death in 2019. He briefly served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons in 2016, becoming the oldest MP to hold a shadow cabinet position, aged 81.[2]

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