Laura McAllister
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Jean McAllister | ||
| Date of birth | 1964 (age 52–53) | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Millwall Lionesses | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1998 | Wales | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 15 November 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:13, 15 November 2014 (UTC) |
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Laura Jean McAllister CBE (born 1964) is a Welsh academic, former footballer and sports administrator. As a Wales women's national football team player, McAllister won 24 caps and served as team captain. She is currently Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University.She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to sport in Wales. She was a Board member of Stonewall from 2012 to 2015, and is currently a Board member of the Institute of Welsh Affairs.
McAllister is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where she completed a BSc. (Econ.) in Government, and at Cardiff University, where she completed a Ph.D. in Politics. She was Professor of Governance at the University of Liverpool Management School between 1998 and October 2016. She is a member of the Learned Society of Wales.
She was a member of the National Assembly for Wales Remuneration Board from 2014 to 2015, an advisor to the Independent Panel on Assembly Members Pay and Support from 2008 to 2009, and a member of the Richard Commission between 2002 and 2004.
She holds honorary degrees from Bangor University, Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Swansea University.
McAllister did not play organised football until she joined Millwall Lionesses while studying at the London School of Economics. Upon her return to Wales she spent 12 years with Cardiff City. McAllister collected two Welsh Women's Cup winner's medals and won promotion into the FA Women's Premier League with Cardiff.
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