Leighton Andrews
Leighton Andrews (born Cardiff) is a Welsh Labour politician, currently the National Assembly for Wales member for Rhondda.
Born in Cardiff, Andrews studied at the University of Wales, Bangor and the University of Sussex. A prominent Liberal activist, in the late 1970's early 1980's Andrews was a Liberal member of the National Union of Students Executive. In 1987 he was a Liberal Alliance candidate in Gillingham, and wrote columns in Liberal News full of praise for his beloved Gillingham Town F.C.[1].
The co-founder of the Yes for Wales campaign, Andrews was first elected to the National Assembly for Wales on 1 May, 2003, while he was the head of public affairs for BBC Wales. Andrews presently lectures at Cardiff University Journalism School.
Married to Ann Beynon, BT Director Wales, the couple have two children. Andrews is a share holder and claimed avid fan of Cardiff City F.C.
Walter Wolfgang
In September 2005, Andrew's then researcher David Taylor was the Labour party official responsible for ejecting 82-year-old Walter Wolfgang, from London, from the Labour party conference in Brighton, after Wolfgang shouted "nonsense" as UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defended Iraq policy. The party later issued an apology[2]. Taylor was watching the speech live on Sky News outside the conference hall, and is reported to have shouted in to his radio: "You can hear the f***ing heckling on Sky News. Shut them up, or take them out."[3]
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