Tom Middlehurst

Infobox Politician
name=Tom Middlehurst

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birth_date =birth date and age|1936|6|25|df=y
birth_place = Ormskirk, England
office = Assembly Member
constituency=Alyn and Deeside
term_start =1999
term_end =2003
predecessor = (new post)
successor = Carl Sargeant
office2 = Minister for Post-16 Education and Training
term_start2= 1999
term_end2 = 2000
predecessor2 = (new post)
successor2 = Jane Davidson
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party = Labour

Tom Middlehurst (born 25 June 1936, Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a Welsh Labour Party politician and former member of the National Assembly of Wales for the Alyn and Deeside constituency from 1999 to 2003.

Background

Educated at Ormskirk Grammar School; Wigan Technical College; and Liverpool Polytechnic. A keen county crown bowler, Mr Middlehurst has worked as a management services officer in local government. Member of the North West Economic Forum. He is the former leader of Flintshire County Council from 1995-99, and Chairman of Wales LGA.

Political career

Councillor, Alyn and Deeside District Council 1986-95, Chair, Housing Committee Councillor, Clwyd County Council 1993-95, Chairman, Personnel Committee. Leader, Flintshire County Council 1995-99. Chairman, Welsh Local Government Association 1997-99.

In the First Assembly (1999-2003) he was appointed Assembly Secretary for Post-16 Education and Training from May 1999 to October 2000. He then went on to Chair the European and External Affairs Committee.

External links

* [http://www.welshlabour.org.uk/ Welsh Labour Party Website]

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk/wales/13030.stm Profile on BBC Website September 1999]

Offices held