Random Fact Of The Week
Did you know…..
There are more Aberystwyth University graduates serving as MPs than any other UK university excluding Oxbridge.
In total, 12 Aberystwyth alumni including Mark Williams of Ceredigion serve in the current parliament after the 2010 elections.
These include:
Lib Dem:
Stephen Gilbert – St Austell and Newquay
Dan Rogerson – North Cornwall
Mark Williams – Ceredigion
Labour:
Gareth Thomas – Harrow West
Chris Ruane – Vale of Clwyd
Conservative:
Guto Bebb – Aberconwy
Rehman Chishti – Gillingham and Rainham
Bob Stewart – Beckenham
Glyn Davies – Montgomeryshire
Plaid Cymru:
Jonathan Edwards – Carmarthern East and Dinefwr
Elfyn Llwyd – Meirionydd Dwyfor
Independent:
Sylvia Hermon – North Down
And however low your opinion of MPs may be, this clearly shows that Aberystwyth alumni are a force to be reckoned with, whether it be in politics or anything else for that matter.
