People/politician

Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham

Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham (1910–1999), politician, from United Kingdom. Linked to coal.

The downfall

As chairman of the National Coal Board he gave evidence in the final days of the Aberfan Tribunal and admitted the Board had been at fault. He offered to resign and the Minister of Power refused.1,2,3

Legacy

The Tribunal judged parts of his evidence unreliable. The Aberfan inquiry found the Board responsible for the 1966 disaster.1,2,3

Story cards

Timeline

  1. 21 October 1966Aberfan disaster4
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People

Rival ofHerbert Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-DaviesThe tribunal judged parts of his Aberfan evidence unreliable.1

Events

CausedAberfan disasterThe Coal Board chairman who admitted fault, offered to resign and was refused.1,2

Sources

  1. Inquiries into the Aberfan disaster, 21 October 1966 UK Government (Welsh Office/Cabinet Office publications)
  2. Aberfan Disaster (Commons, 26 October 1967) UK Parliament, Historic Hansard
  3. Wikidata item Q333916
  4. The Aberfan Tribunal Glamorgan Archives

Pictures on this page: Lord Edmund Davies.jpg, Rainich (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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