- Mick Antoniw
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Mick Antoniw AM 
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for PontypriddIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2011Preceded by Jane Davidson Majority 7,694 (33%) Personal details Political party Labour Co-operative Alma mater University of Wales Mick Antoniw AM is a Welsh Labour & Co-operative politician, who has represented the constituency of Pontypridd since the National Assembly for Wales election of 2011.
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Early life
Antoniw came Wales to study law at the Cardiff Law School, University of Wales, in 1973.[1] He was President of the National Union of Students Wales from 1977 to 1979.[1]
Professional career
He was a practising solicitor before his election to the Senedd, specialising in personal injury. Antoniw was a partner in Thompsons Solicitors, the specialist trade union solicitors, with whom he began his training in 1980.[2] Antoniw is a trustee of the Welsh Refugee Council.[1][2]
Personal life
Antoniw married in 1984.[1] He and his wife Elaine have three adopted children and live in Llantrisant.[1][2]
Political career
Antoniw was selected to represent Welsh Labour as a candidate for the Pontypridd constituency at the National Assembly for Wales, following Jane Davidson's decision to stand down. Davison had represented Pontypridd since the Assembly's creation in 1999. At the National Assembly for Wales election on 5 May 2011. Antoniw increased the Labour vote with a swing of 18.8%. At 11,864, his share of the vote was over 50%, giving him a majority of 7,694 over the Welsh Liberal Democrats candidate, Mike Powell, placed second.[3][4]
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Offices held
National Assembly for Wales Preceded by
Jane DavidsonAssembly Member for Pontypridd
2011–presentIncumbent References
- ^ a b c d e "Mick Antoniw - about me". Mick Antoniw. 2011. http://mickantoniw.com/page2.htm. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Mick Antoniw - Pontypridd". Welsh Labour website. Welsh Labour. 2011. http://welshlabour.org.uk/mick-antoniw. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Wales elections > Pontypridd". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/26695.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Blake, Aled (6 May 2011). "Assembly election: Meet the incoming AMs". WalesOnline website (Media Wales Ltd). http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/need-to-read/2011/05/06/assembly-election-meet-the-incoming-ams-91466-28649615/. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
Categories:- Living people
- Labour Co-operative Members of the National Assembly for Wales
- Wales AMs 2011–
- Welsh Labour politicians
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- British lawyers
- People from Llantrisant
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