Richard Edwards (Welsh politician)

Richard Edwards (born 25 August 1956 in 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.

Richard Edwards
Edwards in 2000
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Preseli Pembrokeshire
In office
6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Preceded byNew Assembly
Succeeded byTamsin Dunwoody
Personal details
Born (1956-08-25) 25 August 1956
Llanelli, Wales
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham

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

Offices held
Senedd Cymru
Preceded by
(new post)		 Assembly Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire
1999 – 2003		 Succeeded by
Tamsin Dunwoody
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