Christine Gwyther
| Christine Gwyther | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
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| In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Angela Burns |
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| Born | 1959 (age 52–53) Pembroke Dock |
| Political party | Labour |
Christine Gwyther (born 1959) is a Welsh Labour politician. She held the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency seat in the National Assembly for Wales from 1999-2007. She failed to retain her seat in the 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections, losing to Conservative candidate Angela Burns; she lost in the elections again in the 2011 election to Angela Burns 2011 elections.
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[edit] Background
Gwyther was born in Pembroke Dock. Before going into politics, she worked as a Pembrokeshire County Council Development Officer.
[edit] Political career
During the first term of the Assembly, Gwyther was the Minister of Agriculture under the leadership of Alun Michael. She is a vegetarian and as a result was criticised by farmers and opposition parties, as Wales and the UK were suffering from a beef crisis. She was censured over her failure to deliver on a promised calf-processing scheme.
In 2000, on the eve of the Royal Welsh Show, she was dismissed from her post as Welsh agriculture minister by First Minister, Rhodri Morgan.
[edit] Offices held
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| National Assembly for Wales | ||
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| Preceded by (new post) |
Assembly Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 1999 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Angela Burns |
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| Preceded by (new post) |
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Economy 1999 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Carwyn Jones |
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