Huw Lewis
| Huw Lewis | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 6 April 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Bowden |
| Majority | 7,051 (36.5%) |
| Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty | |
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In office 14 March 2013 – 26 June 2013 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Cuthbert |
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills | |
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In office 26 June 2013 – 7 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Deputy | Ken Skates |
| Preceded by | Leighton Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Kirsty Williams |
| Personal details | |
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17 January 1964 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Neagle AM |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Teacher, political advisor |
| Website | Welsh Labour |
Huw Lewis AM (born 17 January 1964) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Lewis has represented the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency in the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2016.
Born in Merthyr Tydfil and brought up in Aberfan, he attended the University of Edinburgh. Active in the local Scottish Labour Party, he worked for both Labour Party leader John Smith and later Donald Dewar. Lewis campaigned for a Scottish Assembly alongside Edinburgh Labour Club colleagues Douglas and Wendy Alexander, and Pat McFadden.
Returning to South Wales, Lewis worked briefly as a chemistry teacher at Afon Taf High School, before working full-time for the Labour Party.
Elected to the position of Assistant General Secretary of Welsh Labour, he organised the campaign for the Labour "Yes" Vote campaign in 1997, that lead to the creation of the Welsh National Assembly.
Elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 as a Labour and Co-operative Party candidate to represent Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. He has been party Whip in the Assembly, a post he resigned following the resignation of Alun Michael as First Secretary. He has also been Deputy Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning in October 2000, a post he resigned following the use of a landfill site in Trecatti, within his constituency, for the disposal of carcasses during the foot and mouth crisis (16 April 2001).
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