Richard Edwards (Welsh politician)
| Richard Edwards | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Tamsin Dunwoody |
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25 August 1956 Llanelli, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Richard Edwards (born 25 August 1956 in Llanelli) is a former Welsh Labour politician who was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 1999 to 2003. Before politics he worked in local government and was a political researcher.
He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen and holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a member of Unison.
He was Mayor of Carmarthen in 1997. Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 1999 to 2003. He stood down at the 2003 election.
In the First Assembly, he was Chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee, then the Environment, Planning and Transport Committee from March 2000.
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