John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon

The Right Honourable The Lord Morris of Aberavon KG PC QC
Attorney General for England and Wales Attorney General for Northern Ireland
In office 2 May 1997 – 29 July 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Nicholas Lyell
Succeeded by	The Lord Williams of Mostyn
Shadow Attorney General
In office 9 June 1983 – 2 May 1997
Leader	Michael Foot Neil Kinnock John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair
Preceded by	Arthur Davidson
Succeeded by	Nicholas Lyell
In office 14 July 1979 – 24 November 1981
Leader	James Callaghan Michael Foot
Preceded by	Samuel Silkin
Succeeded by	Peter Archer
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office 4 May 1979 – 14 July 1979
Prime Minister	James Callaghan
Preceded by	Nicholas Edwards
Succeeded by	Alec Jones
Secretary of State for Wales
In office 5 March 1974 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Peter Thomas
Succeeded by	Nicholas Edwards
Minister of Defence for Equipment
In office 16 April 1968 – 19 June 1970
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Roy Mason
Succeeded by	Robert Lindsay
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
In office 10 January 1966 – 16 April 1968
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	George Lindgren
Succeeded by	Robert Brown
Member of Parliament for Aberavon
In office 8 October 1959 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	William Cove
Succeeded by	Hywel Francis
Personal details
Born	(1931-11-05) 5 November 1931 (age 85) Capel Bangor, Wales
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Aberystwyth University Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, KG PC QC (born 5 November 1931) is a retired British politician. He was a moderateLabour Member of Parliament (MP) from 1959 to 2001 and Secretary of State for Wales from 1974 to 1979.

Morris was born in Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth in the County of Ceredigion. He was educated at Ardwyn School, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Morris was a barrister and was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1954. He practised at 2 Bedford Row Chambers, took silk in 1973 and was made a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1984. Between 1982 and 1997 Morris was a Recorder of the Crown Court.

He represented Aberavon as its Labour MP from 1959 and was the longest serving Welsh MP until his retirement in 2001, when he was succeeded by Hywel Francis.

He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Transport, and Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence. Having been sworn of the Privy Council in the 1970 Birthday Honours, Morris joined the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales between 5 March 1974 and 4 May 1979 and returned to Government as the Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland between 1997 and 1999, having shadowed the role since 1983. As such, he was one of only a small handful of Labour ministers to hold office under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair.

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