| Dai Havard | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
| Majority: | 4,056 (12.6%) |
| Predecessor: | Ted Rowlands |
| Successor: | Gerald Jones |
| Term Start: | 7 June 2001 |
| Term End: | 30 March 2015 |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Labour |
| Alma Mater: | Warwick University |
David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2001 to 2015.
Havard was a trade union researcher, education tutor, official and ultimately the Wales Secretary of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance (MSF) Union.
He claimed more than £205,000 in his expenses and wages between 2007 and 2008, which was revealed in May 2009.[1]
He continued as a member of Unite the Union following his election to Parliament.[2] During his time in Parliament, Havard was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee (2001–2005) and the Defence Select Committee (2003–2015).[3] He consistently voted against same sex marriage the most recent being February 2013, one month prior to the act coming into force which became an official law in July 2013.[4] [5]
Havard announced his decision to stand down as an MP at the following year’s general election in September 2014, which he did so in March 2015.[6]