Christine Gwyther | |
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Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development | |
In office 12 May 1999 – 25 July 2000 | |
First Minister | Alun Michael |
Preceded by | Government 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 |
Alma mater | University College Cardiff |
Occupation | Politician |
Christine Margery Gwyther (born 1959) is a Welsh Labour politician, who served as Member of the Welsh Assembly for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from the Assembly's founding 1999 to 2007. She was also the first person to hold responsibility for Agriculture in the Welsh Government, serving as Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development from May 1999 to July 2000. She lost her seat in the 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections, to Conservative candidate Angela Burns.