Richard Edwards (Welsh politician)


Richard Edwards 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.

Background

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.

Political career

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.

Offices held