Richard Edwards (Welsh politician)

Richard Edwards
Richard Edwards
	Edwards in 2000
Member of the Welsh Assembly; for Preseli Pembrokeshire
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Preceded by	New Assembly
Succeeded by	Tamsin Dunwoody
Personal details
Born	25 August 1956; Llanelli, Wales
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	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.

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.

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References

Profile on BBC Website September 1999

Offices held

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

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