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Full Name David Garel Rhys Born February 28, 1940 (age 84) ( 1940-02-28 ) Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom Occupation Professor of Motor Industry Economics at Cardiff Business School Spouse(s) Charlotte Mavis Rhys (married 1965) Relatives Rhodri Morgan (second cousin) Parents Edith Phyllis Williams, Emyr Lewys Rhys Alma mater Swansea University, University of Birmingham | ||
Professor garel rhys cbe on the economics of the motor industry
David Garel Rhys CBE FIMI SMMT (28 February 1940 – 21 February 2017) was a Welsh academic and a commentator of long standing on Motor Industry matters in Britain, who was Professor of Motor Industry Economics, and Director for Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff Business School.
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- Professor garel rhys cbe on the economics of the motor industry
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
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Early life
David attended Ystalyfera Grammar School at Ystalyfera, then in West Glamorgan, now in Neath Port Talbot. He studied at University College, Swansea, then the University of Birmingham.
Career
From 1984-2005 he was Professor of Motor Industry Economics at Cardiff University.
Personal life
He married in 1965 to Charlotte Mavis Walters. The couple have one son and two daughters, and four grandchildren including Evan. He was the second cousin of Rhodri Morgan, the former First Minister of Wales.
He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989, and as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007 for services to economic research in Wales. He was a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, and was granted the Freedom of the City of London in 2000.