Members of Parliament for Penarth - Penarth Times

Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth

Party

Committees

Sustainability Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Health, Wellbeing And Local Government Committee

Biography

AM Since - 1999 Majority - 2,754 Born - 1950. Married, 1 son, 1 daughter.

Education - Porth County Grammar School for Girls.

Previous Occupation - Nurse. Personal & Political Assistant to Alun Michael MP (1987-99).

Personal Overview - Has Local Government experience in both Town and Unitary Council's in Wales. Long time assistant to Alun Michael MP (former Welsh Assembly Leader), who has emerged as a political representative in her own right.

Political History - Councillor, Penarth Town Council (1991-99). Councillor, Vale of Glamorgan Unitary Authority (1995-99). Member of Labour's National Policy Forum. Assembly Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (1999-). Labour Party Whip (1999-2000). Member of the Pre-16 Education, Schools and Early Learning Committee (1999-2001), Audit Committee (2000-2001), Equality of Opportunity Committee (2000-07), Culture Committee (2001-03), Education and Life-Long Learning Committee (2001-03). Member of the South East Wales Regional Committee (1999-2003), Chairman (2003-05), member (2005), member of the Legislation Committee (2002). Member of the Culture, Welsh Language and Sport Committee (2003-06), member of the House Committee (2003-07), Local Government and Public Services Committee (2003-05), Environment, Planning and Countryside Committee (2005-07), South Wales Central Committee (2005-07), Audit Committee (2007-09), Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee (2007-), Sustainability Committee (2007-). Member of the Assembly Commission (2007-). Member of the Public Accounts Committee (2009-).

Other Information - Director of Penarth Youth Project. Director of Barcud Derwen (the Assembly Broadcasting Company). Member, Transport and General Workers' Union. Enjoys going to the cinema and reading.

All Party Groups - N/a.

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