1. Edwina Hart, MBE was born on 26 April 1957 and is a Welsh Labour politician who represented the constituency of Gower from the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 until 2016.
13 Facts About Edwina Hart
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Edwina Hart was the runner up to Carwyn Jones in the 2009 Welsh Labour leadership election.
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Edwina Hart especially enjoyed English and Music and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales.
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Edwina Hart has worked in banking, where she became active in the trade union movement.
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In 1998 Edwina Hart served as a member of the Broadcasting Council for Wales and sat on the board of the Wales Millennium Centre.
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Edwina Hart sat on the Employment Appeals Tribunal, was a member of the South West Wales Economic Forum and a director of Chwarae Teg.
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In 2004, in her role as Minister for Social Justice, Edwina Hart commissioned an independent report on charity All Wales Ethnic Minority Association's projects.
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Edwina Hart was re-elected to the Third Assembly in May 2007 with a reduced majority of 1192 and was appointed Minister for Health and Social Services.
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In October 2009, Edwina Hart announced that she would stand for leadership of the Labour party in Wales after Rhodri Morgan's retirement, on a commitment to carry on the "Clear Red Water" of Rhodri Morgan.
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Whilst she secured backing from a number of Unions and prominent figures such as Finance Minister Andrew Davies, Edwina Hart finished second in the Leadership contest.
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Edwina Hart retained her position as Minister for Health in the cabinet appointed by First Minister Carwyn Jones.
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In September 2010, Edwina Hart was accused by Welsh Liberal Democrats of withholding a consultants' report that criticised the leadership of the NHS by the Welsh Government.
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Edwina Hart was nominated the best-dressed Welsh politician of the year.