Alun Michael
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The Right Honourable Alun Michael JP |
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| South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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Assumed office 15 November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| First Secretary for Wales | |
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In office 12 May 1999 – 9 February 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rhodri Morgan |
| Leader of Welsh Labour | |
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In office 12 May 1999 – 9 February 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rhodri Morgan |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 27 October 1998 – 27 July 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ron Davies |
| Succeeded by | Paul Murphy |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 27 October 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Maclean |
| Succeeded by | Paul Boateng |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales |
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In office 12 May 1999 – 1 May 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Delyth Evans |
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Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 22 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | James Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Doughty |
| Majority | 4,710 (10.6%) |
| Personal details | |
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22 August 1943 Bryngwran, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Sophia Crawley |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Keele University |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Website | Official website |
Alun Edward Michael (born 22 August 1943) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who is the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner. He served as Secretary of State for Wales from 1998 to 1999 and then as the first First Secretary of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 1999 to 2000.
Born on the island of Anglesey, Michael attended Colwyn Bay Grammar School and graduated from the University of Keele in 1966 with a degree in Philosophy and English. He worked as a reporter for the South Wales Echo until 1971 and then as a youth and community worker until 1987. He became a Justice of the Peace in 1972 and served on the City of Cardiff Council from 1973 to 1989. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1987, succeeding former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan for the constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth.
In opposition, he was a Shadow Home Affairs Minister and then when Labour came to power in 1997 he served as a Minister of State for Home Affairs until 1998. In October of that year, Ron Davies resigned as Secretary of State for Wales following a personal controversy and Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed Michael to succeed him. In May 1999, following the first elections to the National Assembly for Wales, Michael defeated Rhodri Morgan to become the Leader of Welsh Labour and thus the first First Secretary of Wales.
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