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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2000 to Wales and its people.
Prince of Wales – Charles
Princess of Wales – vacant
First Secretary (until 16 October)/First Minister
Alun Michael (until 9 February)
Rhodri Morgan
Secretary of State for Wales – Paul Murphy
Archbishop of Wales – Rowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth
Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Meirion Evans
15 February - Wales child abuse scandal: Sir Ronald Waterhouse publishes the report of his inquiry into abuse in children's homes in north Wales.
24 May - National Botanic Garden of Wales opened near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire (official opening by the Prince of Wales: 21 July).
August - National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Llanelli.
15 October - Dedication of the new organ at St David's Cathedral.
16 October - Rhodri Morgan's official title as leader of the Welsh Assembly is changed from First Secretary to First Minister. The post of Deputy First Minister for Wales is simultaneously created, and Mike German is appointed.
18 November - Catherine Zeta-Jones marries Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel, New York City.
14 December - Penderyn whisky begins production.
The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation is wound up, having achieved its main objective of regenerating the former docklands of Cardiff.
The Royal Glamorgan Hospital opens at Ynysmaerdy, Talbot Green, near Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, to replace East Glamorgan General Hospital.
Arts and literature
Siân Phillips is appointed a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival is launched.
The Welsh Music Foundation is established.
Between May and August, over 100 rare maps are stolen from the National Library of Wales. A man later confesses to having stolen and sold them to collectors.
Glyndŵr Award - Robin Huw Bowen
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Llion Jones
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dylan Iorwerth
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Eurig Wyn, Tri Mochyn Bach
Wales Book of the Year:
English language: Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
Welsh language: Gwyneth Lewis - Y Llofrudd Iaith
Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Geraint V. Jones, Cur y Nos
Trezza Azzopardi - The Hiding Place
Ruth Bidgood - Singing to Wolves
Jon Gower - Big Fish
Jerry Hunter - Soffestri’r Saeson
Martin Johnes & Iain McLean - Aberfan: Government and Disasters
Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
Lorna Sage - Bad Blood
Owen Sheers - The Blue Book
Richard Churches - Requiem Mass
Larry Goves - walking underground
Racing Cars - A Bolt from the Blue
Super Furry Animals - Mwng
One of the Hollywood Ten, written and directed by Karl Francis
The Testimony of Taliesin Jones with Jonathan Pryce and Matthew Rhys
Rancid Aluminium, based on the novel by James Hawes, with Rhys Ifans, Keith Allen and Brian Hibbard.
102 Dalmatians, with Ioan Gruffudd and his future wife Alice Evans
Moth (S4C)
Rob Brydon stars in Marion and Geoff
Hacio
June - Golf: Celtic Manor Wales Open: European Tour tournament first played.
Golf - Phillip Price is ranked 8th in the world.
Snooker - Mark Williams defeats Matthew Stevens in an all-Welsh final at the World Snooker Championship.
8 August - Dylan Michael Douglas, son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
19 January - Rex Willis, Wales international rugby union player, 75
19 February - Josef Herman, artist, 88
23 February - John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, 85
11 March - Will Roberts, painter, 92
7 April - Walter Vickery, Wales international rugby player, 90
12 April - Ronald Lockley, naturalist, 96
20 May - David Pearce, boxer, 41
28 May - Donald Davies, computer scientist and inventor, 75
30 May - Doris Hare, actress, 95
10 July - Dilwyn Lewis, designer, 76
19 July - Philip Jones, civil servant, 69
26 July - Albert Fear, Wales international rugby player, 92
17 September - Paula Yates, television presenter (born in Colwyn Bay), 41 (suicide)
25 September - R. S. Thomas, poet, 87
30 September - Howard Winstone, boxing champion, 61
11 November - Sir Alun Talfan Davies, judge, 87
December - George Evans, footballer, 65
2 December - Rosemarie Frankland, former Miss World, 57 (drug overdose)
22 December - Harry Payne, Wales international rugby player, 93
date unknown - Doug Rees, footballer
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