Wayne David

Sir Wayne David
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Huw Irranca-Davies
Succeeded by	David Jones
Member of Parliament for Caerphilly
In office 7 June 2001 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Ron Davies
Succeeded by	Chris Evans
Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party
In office 1994–1998
Party Leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Pauline Green
Succeeded by	Alan Donnelly
Member of the European Parliament for South Wales Central South Wales (1989–1994)
In office 15 June 1989 – 10 June 1999
Preceded by	Win Griffiths
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 67) Bridgend, Wales
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Catherine Thomas ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 2007)​ Jayne Edwards ​ (m. 2016)​
Alma mater	University College, Cardiff (BA, PGCE) University College, Swansea

Sir Wayne David (born 1 July 1957) is a Welsh politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Caerphilly from 2001 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party from 1994 to 1998. As a Member of the European Parliament, he represented South Wales from 1989 to 1994 and South Wales Central from 1994 to 1999.

David served in government as an Assistant Whip from 2007 to 2008 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from 2008 to 2010. He was a Shadow Minister under every Leader of the Opposition from 2010 to 2021, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ed Miliband during his tenure in the role. He was ranked as the best MP in the United Kingdom by constituents in Change.org's People-Power Index in 2019.^[1] He was knighted in the 2024 Birthday Honours for Parliamentary and political service.^[2]