Mick Antoniw

Mick Antoniw
AM
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Pontypridd
Assumed office
6 May 2011
Preceded by Jane Davidson
Majority 7,694 (33%)
Personal details
Born (1954-09-01) September 1, 1954
Political party Labour Co-operative
Alma mater University of Wales
Occupation Lawyer
Website Welsh Labour

Mick Antoniw (born 1 September 1954) is a Welsh Labour & Co-operative politician, who has represented the constituency of Pontypridd since the National Assembly for Wales election of 2011.

Early life

Antoniw came to 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] He is a trustee of the Welsh Refugee Council.[1][2]

Personal life

Antoniw has fostered dozens of other people's children in the 15 years prior to his election, saying "I know from my own experience of fostering how rewarding it is - and while often very challenging, the one thing it teaches is how quickly children can suddenly bloom when they are in a loving and caring environment."[3]

Political career

At the 2011 Welsh Assembly election, Antoniw increased the Labour vote with a swing of 18.8%. His 11,864 votes amounted to over 50% of the poll; his majority over the second-placed Welsh Liberal Democrats candidate, Mike Powell, was 7,694.[4] At the 2016 Welsh Assembly election Antoniw's vote fell to 9,986 and his majority was reduced.[5]

He was appointed as Counsel General for Wales in June 2016. However, he departed from this role in November 2017 as part of a Government reshuffle, being replaced by Jeremy Miles.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mick Antoniw - about me". Mick Antoniw. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Mick Antoniw - Pontypridd". Welsh Labour website. Welsh Labour. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "'Urgent' for call for foster parents". South Wales Echo. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ www.walesonline-Labour AM Mick Antoniw accused of blocking employee from attending council meetings
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Williamson, David (3 November 2017). "The full details of Carwyn Jones' Welsh Government reshuffle". Walesonline. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

Offices held

National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by
Jane Davidson		 Assembly Member for Pontypridd
2011–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Legal offices
Preceded by
Theodore Huckle		 Counsel General for Wales
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
Jeremy Miles
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