Huw Lewis
| Huw Lewis AM | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Majority | 4,518 (21.8%) |
| Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2011 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Born | 17 January 1964 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Neagle |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Huw Lewis AM (born 17 January 1964) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Lewis has represented the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Merthyr Tydfil and brought up in Aberfan, he attended the University of Edinburgh. Active in the local Scottish Labour Party, he worked for both Labour Party leader John Smith and later Donald Dewar. Lewis campaigned for a Scottish Assembly alongside Edinburgh Labour Club colleagues Douglas and Wendy Alexander, and Pat McFadden.[1]
Returning to South Wales, Lewis became a chemistry teacher at Afon Taf High School.
[edit] Political career
Elected to the position of Assistant General Secretary of Welsh Labour, he orgaised the campaign for the Labour "Yes" Vote campaign in 1997, that lead to the creation of the Welsh National Assembly.
Elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 as a Labour and Co-operative Party candidate to represent Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. He has been party Whip in the Assembly, a post he resigned following the resignation of Alun Michael as First Secretary. He has also been Deputy Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning in October 2000, a post he resigned following the use of a landfill site in Trecatti, within his constituency, for the disposal of carcasses during the foot and mouth crisis (16 April 2001).
He was re-elected in 2003 and was appointed Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration in May 2003. In the Third Assembly he was appointed Deputy Minister for the Economy and Transport on 31 May 2007 but announced to the media that due to his private opposition to One Wales coalition deal with Plaid Cymru he had been sacked on 18 July 2007.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Lewis is married to Lynne Neagle, the Labour Assembly member for Torfaen. They live in Penarth, with their two children.
[edit] References
- ^ "About Huw". Huw Lewis. http://www.huwlewis.org/p/about-huw.html. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ Huw Lewis: Sacked and Back!
- The Wales Yearbook 2006
- BBC Wales May 18, 2007
[edit] External links
[edit] Offices held
| National Assembly for Wales | ||
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| Preceded by (new post) |
Assembly Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1999–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by (new post) |
Deputy Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning 2000 - 2001 |
Succeeded by (post reorganised) |
| Preceded by (new post) |
Deputy Minister for Social Justice 2003 - 2007 |
Succeeded by (post reorganised) |
| Preceded by (new post) |
Deputy Minister for Regeneration 2007 (May 31 to July 18) |
Succeeded by Leighton Andrews |
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Welsh schoolteachers
- Labour Co-operative Members of the National Assembly for Wales
- Wales AMs 1999–2003
- Wales AMs 2003–2007
- Wales AMs 2007–2011
- Wales AMs 2011–
- Welsh politicians
- Members of the Welsh Assembly Government
- Welsh bloggers
- Welsh socialists
- Politics of Merthyr Tydfil
- People from Merthyr Tydfil
