Preceded by New Assembly Political party Welsh Labour | Role Welsh politician Name Richard Edwards Succeeded by Tamsin Dunwoody | |
Born 25 August 1956 (age 67)
Llanelli, Wales ( 1956-08-25 ) Alma mater University of Birmingham People also search for Robin Usher, Gert Biesta, Mary Thorpe Books Actor‑Network Theory in Education, Postmodernism and Education, Changing Places?: Flexibility, Foundations Series: Equity, Globalisation & Pedegogy | ||
Education University of Birmingham | ||
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.
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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.