367:, with a majority of over 5,000. He then became leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats until he stood down in 2001. In that same year he was ennobled as Baron Livsey of Talgarth. As well as being a central figure in Welsh Liberal politics in the post war era Baron Livsey's main success was to build Brecon and Radnor into a Liberal Democrat stronghold which enabled
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from 1967 to 1971. He then returned to Wales as a senior lecturer at the Welsh
Agricultural College, Llanbadarn Fawr until 1985. He had one further spell in employment outside of Westminster politics when he lost office in 1992, as the Development Manager of ATB-Landbase Cymru from 1993 to 1997.
340:(it subsequently became Brecon and Radnorshire), as a Liberal, with a majority of 559. The by-election was one of the most notable successes of the SDP-Liberal Alliance period. It was the only Welsh Liberal parliamentary gain in Wales.
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Livsey was an extremely active as a constituency MP and remained involved with the community, afterwards. He was patron of and active in many of the organisations in Brecon and Radnor. These included a role as
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With a background as a farm manager and lecturer in farm management, he joined
Parliament's Select Committee on Agriculture. Livsey joined a group of three Welsh Liberal MPs (the others being his friend and mentor
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Richard was just three years old. He was therefore brought up in a single parent household by his mother, Lilian, who was a local teacher and headmistress. It was she who had a great influence in his life.
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Livsey won his home constituency at the second attempt at the
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Scottish candidate in
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Earsman of Castle Douglas,
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Baron Livsey was educated at Talgarth County Primary,
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Livsey joined the Liberal Party in Wales in 1960. In
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Richard Arthur Lloyd Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth
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Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies
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761:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
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756:People educated at Bedales School
731:Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers
422:on 28 August 2001 with the title
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331:1997 Welsh devolution referendum
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243:Member of Parliament
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