Rhodri Morgan
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The Right Honourable Rhodri Morgan |
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| First Minister of Wales | |
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In office 9 February 2000 – 10 December 2009 |
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| Deputy |
Michael German Ieuan Wyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Alun Michael |
| Succeeded by | Carwyn Jones |
| Leader of Welsh Labour | |
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In office 9 February 2000 – 9 December 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Alun Michael |
| Succeeded by | Carwyn Jones |
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Member of the Welsh Assembly for Cardiff West |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Mark Drakeford |
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Member of Parliament for Cardiff West |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Stefan Terlezki |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Brennan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 September 1939 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Morgan |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
St John's College, Oxford Harvard University |
Hywel Rhodri Morgan (born 29 September 1939) is a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and the Member of Parliament for Cardiff West from 1987 to 2001. He is, as of 2016[update], the longest-serving First Minister of Wales. He was elected Chancellor of Swansea University on 24 October 2011.
Born in Cardiff, Hywel Rhodri Morgan is the son of Professor T. J. Morgan and the brother of the historian, Prys Morgan. His second cousin is Professor Garel Rhys.
Morgan was educated at Whitchurch Grammar School (merged with Whitchurch County Secondary School to become the comprehensive Whitchurch High School in 1972) in Whitchurch, Cardiff; St John's College, Oxford studying PPE; and Harvard University, where he gained an MA in Government.
In 1967, he married Julie Morgan, who was later the Labour MP for Cardiff North between 1997 and 2010. The couple live in Michaelston-le-Pit (a village situated outside their constituencies), and are supporters of the British Humanist Association. They have a son and two daughters.
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