Jane Hutt
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Jane Hutt AM |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Vale of Glamorgan |
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Assumed office 6 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of the House and Chief Whip | |
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Assumed office 19 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Janice Gregory (as Whip) |
| Minister for Education and Skills | |
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In office 19 July 2007 – 9 December 2010 |
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| First Minister | Rhodri Morgan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Leighton Andrews |
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15 December 1949 Epsom, England |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Trickey |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Kent, London School of Economics, University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Councillor, trade unionist |
| Website | Welsh Labour |
Jane Hutt AM (born 15 December 1949) is a Welsh Labour politician and a Minister in the Welsh Government. Hutt has represented the Vale of Glamorgan constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999. Hutt has been a government Minister since 1999, she is the longest serving Labour Government Minister in history. Her latest appointment being Leader of the House and Chief Whip in May 2016.
Born in Epsom, Surrey, on 15 December 1949, Hutt's Welsh-speaking grandparents are from north Wales. Hutt graduated from the University of Kent, Canterbury in 1970 with a BA (Hons), gained a Certificate of Qualification in Social Work at the London School of Economics in 1972 and an MSc at the University of Bristol in 1995.
Hutt was one of the founder members of Welsh Women's Aid, a feminist organisation campaigning on behalf of women who are victims of domestic violence. She was appointed coordinator of the group in January 1978.
Hutt held non-political appointments as director of the equal opportunities organisation Chwarae Teg and non-executive director of the Cardiff Community Health Care Trust. Member New Deal Task Force. School Governor. Welsh member on the New Opportunities (UK) Fund.
Hutt was a councillor on South Glamorgan County Council and a former vice-chair of the Social Services Committee. She unsuccessfully stood for election to the British Parliament in 1983 in Cardiff North.
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