Richard Edwards (Welsh politician)
- Richard Edwards (Welsh politician)
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name=Richard Edwards
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birth_date =birth date and age|df=yes|1956|08|25
birth_place = Llanelli, Wales
office = Assembly Member
constituency= Preseli Pembrokeshire
term_start =1999
term_end = 2003
predecessor = (new post)
successor = Tamsin Dunwoody
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party = Labour
Richard Edwards born 25 August 1956, Llanelli, is a former Welsh Labour politician who was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 1999 to 2003. Before politics he worked in local government and was a political researcher.
Background
He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen and holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a member of Unison.
Political career
He was Mayor of Carmarthen in 1997. Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 1999 to 2003. He stood down at the 2003 election.
In the First Assembly, he was Chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee, then the Environment, Planning and Transport Committee from March 2000.
References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk/wales/13106.stm Profile on BBC Website September 1999]
Offices held
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