Christine Gwyther

Christine Gwyther
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by	New Assembly
Succeeded by	Angela Burns
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 51–52) 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 narrowly to Conservative candidate Angela Burns; she is however contesting the seat again at the 2011 elections.

Background

Gwyther was born in Pembroke Dock. Before going into politics, she worked as a Pembrokeshire County Council Development Officer.

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.

Offices held

External links

• Guardian article on Gwyther
• Assembly Bio
• Welsh Labour Bio

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by (new post)	Assembly Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 1999 – 2007	Succeeded by Angela Burns
Political offices
Preceded by (new post)	Minister for Agriculture and Rural Economy 1999 – 2000	Succeeded by Carwyn Jones

Persondata
Name	Gwyther, Christine
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1959
Place of birth	Pembroke Dock
Date of death
Place of death