'''David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda''', [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (26 March 1856 – 3 July 1918), sometimes known as '''D. A. Thomas''' and styled '''Lord Rhondda''' briefly in 1918, was a Welsh industrialist and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician. He was [[UK Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Merthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil]] from 1888 until the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 general election]], then MP for [[Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff]] until the [[United Kingdom general election, December 1910|December 1910 general election]], when he left [[Politics of Wales|politics]] to concentrate on his business interests. He was made a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] in 1916. He later held office, notably as "[[Minister of Food Control|Food Controller]]" in Lloyd George's wartime coalition government.
