Christine Gwyther
Christine Gwyther | |
|---|---|
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| Secretary for Agricultural and Rural Economy | |
| In office 12 May 1999 – 15 February 2000 | |
| First Minister | Alun Michael |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Carwyn Jones |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Angela Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 62–63) Pembroke Dock, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
Christine Marjorie Gwyther (born 1959) is a Welsh Labour politician. She held the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency seat in the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2007. She failed to retain her seat in the 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections, losing to Conservative candidate Angela Burns; she lost again in the 2011 election to Angela Burns 2011 elections.
Background[]
Gwyther was born in Pembroke Dock. Before going into politics, she worked as a Pembrokeshire County Council Development Officer.
Political career[]
During the first term of the Assembly, Gwyther was the Minister of Agriculture under the leadership of Alun Michael. She is a vegetarian and as a result was criticised by farmers and opposition parties, as Wales and the UK were suffering from a beef crisis. She was censured over her failure to deliver on a promised calf-processing scheme.
In 2000, on the eve of the Royal Welsh Show, she was dismissed from her post as Welsh agriculture minister by First Minister, Rhodri Morgan.[1]
In 2008 she sought election to the Pembrokeshire County Council but was defeated by Brian Hall.
She was one of two candidates to be nominated for the 2012 Police and Crime Commissioner for the Dyfed–Powys Police region,[2] losing to the Conservative Christopher Salmon.[3]
References[]
- ^ Gibbs, Geoffrey (25 June 2000). "Timing of sacking raises assembly questions". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited.
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner nominations deadline passes". 19 October 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Police commissioner: Dyfed-Powys elects Conservative Christopher Salmon". 16 November 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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