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'''Carwyn Howell Jones''' (born 21 March [[1967 in Wales|1967]]) is the third and current [[First Minister for Wales]]. A member of the [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], he has been [[Members of the National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Member]] for [[Bridgend (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Bridgend]] since 1999. In the coalition government of Labour and [[Plaid Cymru]], he was appointed [[Counsel General for Wales]] and Leader of the House on 19 July 2007. Along with a number of other Assembly Members, he is a fluent [[Welsh language|Welsh]] speaker, and is also a member of [[Amnesty International]] and the [[Fabian Society]]. He was elected Leader of the [[Welsh Labour Party]] on 1 December 2009. On 9 December he was nominated as First Minister and unanimously elected by the National Assembly. He was sworn into office the following day.<ref name="BBCWLL"/>
'''Carwyn Howell Jones''' (born 21 March [[1967 in Wales|1967]]) is the second and current [[First Minister for Wales]]. A member of the [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], he has been [[Members of the National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Member]] for [[Bridgend (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Bridgend]] since 1999. In the coalition government of Labour and [[Plaid Cymru]], he was appointed [[Counsel General for Wales]] and Leader of the House on 19 July 2007. Along with a number of other Assembly Members, he is a fluent [[Welsh language|Welsh]] speaker, and is also a member of [[Amnesty International]] and the [[Fabian Society]]. He was elected Leader of the [[Welsh Labour Party]] on 1 December 2009. On 9 December he was nominated as First Minister and unanimously elected by the National Assembly. He was sworn into office the following day.<ref name="BBCWLL"/>


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 15:26, 24 February 2010

The Right Honourable
Carwyn Jones
AM
First Minister for Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 December 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
DeputyIeuan Wyn Jones
Preceded byRhodri Morgan
Leader of the Welsh Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2009
Preceded byRhodri Morgan
Counsel General for Wales
In office
19 July 2007 – 9 December 2009
First MinisterRhodri Morgan
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byTBA
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Bridgend
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 1999
Preceded byConstituency Created
Majority2,556 (10.4%)
Personal details
Born (1967-03-21) 21 March 1967 (age 57)
Swansea, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Wales
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBarrister

Carwyn Howell Jones (born 21 March 1967) is the second and current First Minister for Wales. A member of the Welsh Labour Party, he has been Assembly Member for Bridgend since 1999. In the coalition government of Labour and Plaid Cymru, he was appointed Counsel General for Wales and Leader of the House on 19 July 2007. Along with a number of other Assembly Members, he is a fluent Welsh speaker, and is also a member of Amnesty International and the Fabian Society. He was elected Leader of the Welsh Labour Party on 1 December 2009. On 9 December he was nominated as First Minister and unanimously elected by the National Assembly. He was sworn into office the following day.[1]

Biography

Born in Swansea, he was raised in Bridgend in a fluent Welsh speaking family.[2] He was a pupil at Brynteg Comprehensive School in Bridgend, and then studied at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth,[3] where he joined the Labour Party during the Miners' Strike.[2]

Professional career

Jones trained as a barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law, London,[3] and was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1989.

He became a practising barrister, who specialised in Family, Criminal and Personal Injury law;[4] he was in legal practice for ten years at Gower Chambers, Swansea, before becoming a door tenant at Temple Chambers in Cardiff. For two years, he also worked as a Professional Tutor at Cardiff University on the Bar Vocational Course.[3]

Personal life

Married to Lisa (who was born in Ireland),[4] the couple have two children, Seren and Ruairi. Jones enjoys sport, following both codes of rugby in Bridgend. He also enjoys walking, cycling, golf.[2] Jones is patron of Kenfig Hill Male Voice Choir.[3]

Political career

Jones was a County Borough Councillor for Bridgend for five years, where he eventually led the Labour group.[3]

Jones became a Member of the National Assembly of Wales for Bridgend in 1999.[3]

Jones was appointed Deputy Secretary in the National Assembly for Wales in March 2000. In July 2000, he was appointed to the Assembly Cabinet as Assembly Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Welsh Assembly Government, before the title was changed to Assembly Minister in October 2000. His responsibilities in this role included the environment, countryside issues, town and country planning, sustainable development, agriculture and rural development. In June 2002, his brief was expanded when he was appointed Minister for Open Government in addition to his other duties. During this time, he was responsible for the Welsh response to the 2001 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak.[2]

After the 2007 election, he was appointed Assembly Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language, responsible for the Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills and the Culture, Welsh Language and Sport portfolios. After his party entered into coalition with Plaid Cymru, Jones was reappointed as Counsel General for Wales and Leader of the House.

Following the announcement of Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister Rhodri Morgan in September 2009 that he would be resigning both posts in December 2009, Jones entered the subsequent election to become his successor, where his opponents were Edwina Hart and Huw Lewis. On 1 December 2009, Jones was elected the new Leader with over 50% of the vote.[1][5]

First Minister for Wales

After winning the leadership election in 2009, Jones was confirmed as the third First Minister for Wales on 9 December 2009.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jones is new Welsh Labour leader". BBC Wales. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "Profile: Carwyn Jones". BBC Wales. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Profile of Carwyn Jones". Wales Online. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  4. ^ a b "5mins with Carwyn Jones". BBC Wales. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  5. ^ "Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales". Wales Online. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  6. ^ "Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales". Wales Online. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
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Preceded by Minister for Assembly Business
2002 – 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside
2000 – 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Leader of the House
2007 – 2009 		Succeeded by
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Legal offices
Preceded by Counsel General for Wales
2007 – 2009 		Succeeded by
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Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Welsh Labour Party
2009–present 		Incumbent
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