29 Facts About Laura McAllister

Laura McAllister is currently Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University.

Laura McAllister was formerly Professor of Governance at Liverpool University.

Laura McAllister was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to sport.

Laura McAllister was a board member of Stonewall from 2012 to 2015, and is currently a board member of the Institute of Welsh Affairs.

Laura McAllister is Chair of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and a Non-executive Director of Goodson Thomas boutique executive search agency.

Laura McAllister was honoured as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022.

Laura McAllister is a former pupil of Ysgol Glyndwr and Bryntirion Comprehensive School in Bridgend.

Laura McAllister is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where she completed a BSc.

Laura McAllister was Professor of Governance at the University of Liverpool Management School between 1998 and October 2016.

Laura McAllister is Professor of Governance and Public Policy at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre.

Laura McAllister was elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2015.

Laura McAllister 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.

Laura McAllister holds honorary degrees and fellowships from Bangor University, Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Swansea University, and Trinity St David's University.

Laura McAllister was a club athlete and played netball and hockey.

Laura McAllister did not play organised football until she joined Millwall Lionesses while studying at the London School of Economics.

Laura McAllister was Club Captain and collected two Welsh Women's Cup winner's medals and won promotion into the FA Women's Premier League with Cardiff City.

In 1992, Laura McAllister was one of three female footballers who lobbied Football Association of Wales secretary Alun Evans to grant recognition to women's football in Wales.

Laura McAllister won a total of 24 caps for Wales and was team captain on many occasions.

Professor Laura McAllister was Chair of Sport Wales between 2010 and March 2016.

Laura McAllister was a board member of UK Sport between 2010 and 2016, when Team GB broke its medal-winning records.

Laura McAllister is currently a Director of the Football Association of Wales Trust.

Laura McAllister was nominated by the Football Association of Wales for election as UEFA's female member of the FIFA Council but was controversially prevented from standing.

Laura McAllister is currently Deputy Chair of the UEFA Women's Football Committee and Chair of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.

Laura McAllister contested the election for the female representative from UEFA on FIFA Council, but was narrowly beaten by Evelina Christillin.

Laura McAllister was a Plaid Cymru Parliamentary candidate in 1987 and 1992 but left the party shortly afterwards.

Laura McAllister is currently a political commentator for the BBC and other media platforms.

Laura McAllister writes a regular column on current affairs, sport and politics in the Western Mail newspaper and for Wales Online.

On 10 February 2022, Laura McAllister was a panellist for BBC's Question Time.

Laura McAllister was the only Welsh woman to be included in the BBC's 100 Women List 2022, alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Geraldina Guerra Garces, Selma Blair and 96 others.