Edwina Hart
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Edwina Hart MBE |
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| Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science | |
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In office 13 May 2011 – 7 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Ieuan Wyn Jones |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Minister for Health and Social Services | |
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In office 4 May 2007 – 13 May 2011 |
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| First Minister |
Carwyn Jones Rhodri Morgan |
| Preceded by | Brian Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Lesley Griffiths |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Gower |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 6 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Evans |
| Majority | 4,864 (18.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 Gowerton, Wales |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Hart |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Edwina Hart, MBE (born 1957) is a Welsh Labour politician who has represented the constituency of Gower since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999. Hart was appointed Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology & Science in the Welsh Government in May 2011.
Hart was born and raised in Gowerton, Swansea where she attended Gowerton Girls' Grammar School. She especially enjoyed English and Music and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. Today Edwina lives in Gowerton with her family; she has one daughter.
Hart has worked in banking, where she became active in the trade union movement. As a result of this work she was elected as the first female president of the Banking, Insurance and Finance Union, serving from 1992–1994. She also served as Chair of the Wales TUC (as did her husband, Bob Hart, in another year). Hart later received an MBE for Trade Union services. In 1998 Edwina also served as a member of the Broadcasting Council for Wales and sat on the board of the Wales Millennium Centre. She also sat on the Employment Appeals Tribunal, was a member of the South West Wales Economic Forum and a director of Chwarae Teg. Edwina is a member of T&GWU and Community as well as a life member of Amicus.
Hart was elected to the First Assembly with 35.4% of the vote in 1999 for the constituency of Gower. She became the Assembly's first Finance Secretary. In 2000, this was changed to include responsibility for local government and she became Minister for Finance and Local Government.
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