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 64–65) Pembroke Dock, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Politician |
Christine Margery Gwyther (born 1959) is a Welsh Labour politician. She won the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency seat in the first National Assembly for Wales elections in 1999 and held it until 2007. She lost her seat in the 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections, to Conservative candidate Angela Burns.
Background[edit]
Gwyther was born in Pembroke Dock. Before going into politics, she worked as a Pembrokeshire County Council Development Officer.[citation needed]
Political career[edit]
During the first term of the Assembly, Gwyther was the Minister of Agriculture under the leadership of Alun Michael.[citation needed] She is a vegetarian and as a result was criticised by some farmers and opposition parties.[1][2] She introduced organic, dairy, red meat and diversification support, as well as a sustainable development scheme for Wales.
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.[3]
For most of her years at the National Assembly Christine Gwyther chaired the Economic Development and Transport Committee. She was a founder member of the National Assembly Sustainable Energy Group.
She was one of two candidates to be nominated for the 2012 Police and Crime Commissioner for the Dyfed–Powys Police region,[4] losing to the Conservative Christopher Salmon.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "15 September 1999: No confidence motion". BBC News. 15 September 1999. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Marks, Kathy (14 May 1999). "Vegetarian is farming chief". Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ 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.