User:Bejakyo/SPD National Committee

The National Committee was likely the governing body of the UK Social Democratic Party probably from the party's formation in 1981 when it split from the Labour Party. Either way the Committe existed until the party's merger with the Liberal Party in 1988.

Some members may have included:

 * Colin Phipps, apparently opposed the SDP-Lib merger, sat on the Committee for an unknown time
 * Daniel Finkelstein, Chair of the Young Social Democrats, opposed the SDP-Lib merger, sat on the Committee for an unknown time
 * Gwynoro Jones, Chair of the SDP in Wales for two three-year periods, chaired its "National Committee in Wales" (see confusion section) from 1983 to 1989, strong supporter of SDP-Lib merger, ran for the party President of the LibDems, may or may not have been on the "national committee of the libdems" which might be the predecessor to the Federal Board of the LibDems, also sat on the LibDems as vice chair of the LibDems (Federal?) policy committee
 * Dick Taverne, sat on the national committee from 1981 until 1987, sat on LibDems Federal Policy Committee from 1989 until 1990
 * David Marquand, sat on the party's national committee from 1981 to 1988, joined the LibDems
 * Shirley Williams, ran for Party President of the SDP which winning apparently meant ex officio membership of the Committee

confusion with other bodies
The source of the most confusion however is Gwynno Jones' wikipedia article. The article is uncear in if he chair the National Committee of the SDP, or some kind of shared committee between the SDP and Liberal Party that might have existed either way. Even more confusingly it's not clear if said committee Jonees was on regarded a UK wide national-committee as a welsh representative, or a Welsh Committee made up of only Welsh SDP members. perfectly not confusing

National Committee
fadadkakdkadkadk in adition, there could be up to 3 co-opted members appointed by the National Committee.
 * Leader of the SDP
 * President of the SDP
 * 13 SDP Parliamentarians:
 * 10 MPs (voted on by all SDP MPs)
 * 2 Peers (voted on by all SDP Peers)
 * 1 MEPs (voted on by all SDP MEPs)
 * 3 Councillers (voted on by the CSD)
 * 12 area councillers (voted on by area councilers for the region)
 * 8 directly elected members
 * 1 Young Social Democrats representative