11 Facts About Jeffrey Cuthbert

Jeffrey Hambley Cuthbert was born on 4 June 1948 and is a Welsh politician.

Jeffrey Cuthbert served as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner from 2016 to 2024.

Jeffrey Cuthbert began his career in the mining industry and later worked for the Welsh Joint Education Committee as head of the Asset to Industry Unit.

Jeffrey Cuthbert was born in Glasgow to a Welsh mother and Scottish father, but brought up in Cardiff, where he attended Whitchurch County Secondary Modern followed by studying mining engineering at University College, Cardiff.

Jeffrey Cuthbert left the mining industry to develop qualifications for Modern Apprenticeships with WJEC, and became a Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Jeffrey Cuthbert was a governor of the Lewis School, Pengam, and served as principal of a part-time Adult Education Centre at Aberbargoed.

Jeffrey Cuthbert increased the Labour majority in the Caerphilly constituency.

Jeffrey Cuthbert was appointed chair of the Objective One Programme Monitoring Committee for Wales in 2004, and subsequently chair of its All-Wales successor body in 2007.

Jeffrey Cuthbert is a chair of the Assembly's Cross-Party Groups on Healthy Living and the Built Environment; and is co-chair of the Cross-Party Group on Beer and the Pub.

At the 2011 Welsh General Election, Jeffrey Cuthbert successfully defended his seat , after another challenge from Davies, who this time stood for Plaid Cymru.

Between May 2016 and May 2024 Jeffrey Cuthbert was Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner.