Sunday, 7 April 2019
2235 Richard Livsey
Constituency : Brecon and Radnor 1985-92, 1997-2001
In 1985 the Alliance was buoyant again largely due to David Owen's high public profile. Richard jumped from third place to take Brecon and Radnor from the Tories. He won by 559 votes over Labour
Richard was the son of a sea captain. He was educated at Bedales School and Reading University. He became an agricultural development officer for ICI in 1961 then farm manager for a large estate in Scotland from 1967 to 1971. He stood for Perth and East Perthshire in 1970 coming fourth. He then became a senior lecturer at the Welsh Agricultural College whilst also managing his own smallholding. He was a keen supporter of devolution. He stood for Pembrokeshire in 1979 coming third. In 1983 he came third in Brecon and Radnor but only 250 votes behind Labour.
Richard held on by just 56 votes in 1987. He became spokesman on Wales and leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrat Party between 1988 and 1992.
Richard was defeated by 130 votes in 1992. He became Development Manager of ATB Landbase-Cymru until he regained his seat in 1997. He led the Liberal; Democrat campaign for devolution in 1997.
Richard stood down in 2001 and was ennobled as Baron Livsey.
Richard was a member of the Talgarth Male Choir and appeared with them at the Royal Albert Hall in 2009.
Richard was a mild-mannered unpretentious man who was respected across the political spectrum for his expertise in agriculture and commitment to rural communities.
He died in 2010 aged 75.
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