Carl Sargeant

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Carl Sargeant (2016)

Carl Sargeant (born in 1968 in St Asaph , Denbighshire died; 7. November 2017 in Connah's Quay , Flintshire was) a Welsh politician of the Welsh Labor Party .

Career

Sargeant initially worked in a chemical factory in Mostyn , North Wales , where he also received additional training in environmental protection issues and in the plant fire department . During this time he was elected to the parish council of his hometown Connah's Quay. In the election to the National Assembly in 2003 Sargeant could succeed his no longer being beaten party members Tom Middlehurst the constituency of Alyn and Deeside win and this also in 2007 , 2011 and 2016 to defend.

In May 2007, Sargeant was elected Chief Whip of the Labor Group and was also appointed Secretary of State for Relations with the National Assembly in the short-lived Morgan Third Cabinet (until July 2007). In December 2009, Sargeant returned to government under the newly elected Prime Minister Carwyn Jones and in the following years held ministerial posts with changing areas of responsibility: first for social security and local government, then for housing and recreation and finally for natural resources. In October 2016 he was appointed Minister for Local Affairs, Children and Youth.

In the course of his political activity, Sargeant campaigned in particular for the fight against domestic violence and for social justice.

death

In the wake of the events of the US film producer Harvey Weinstein over allegations of sexual assault in October 2017, there were reports in the United Kingdom of similar incidents in British political circles, as a result of which the country's Secretary of Defense, Michael Fallon, was also reported , had to resign. After Jones received reports of such misconduct by his minister, he dismissed him on November 3, 2017. On the same day Sargeant's membership in the party was suspended, which was accompanied by the loss of the post of whip in his faction. Sargeant denied all allegations and complained to interlocutors on the morning of November 7, 2017 that he still did not know what was being held against him. His body was found in his home in Connah's Quay late that morning. British media were unanimous in assuming that he suicide committed what the competent coroner confirmed a few days later. Sargeant left behind his wife Bridget and two grown children.

In a posthumously published correspondence between the Labor Party and Sargeant's lawyer, the latter rejected the allegations made against his client and at the same time complained that the dismissal and party suspension procedures were equivalent to a preliminary conviction. Jones then announced an independent investigation into the matter. At the same time, he pointed out that, given the circumstances, he could not have acted otherwise

In early February 2018, his then twenty-three-year-old son Jack won the by -election for the seat in the Welsh National Assembly vacated by Sargeant's death by a large margin.

Web links

Commons : Carl Sargeant  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Resignation of her minister could also put May in distress. Spiegel Online, November 2, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  2. ↑ Carl Sargeant removed from Welsh Government after allegations. BBC, November 3, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  3. ↑ a b Sacked Labor Minister Carl Sargeant found dead. BBC, November 7, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  4. ↑ Man's body found in Connah's Quay. North Wales Police Press release of November 7, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  5. ^ Welsh Labor minister Carl Sargeant takes own life days after being suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct. The Daily Telegraph , November 7, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  6. ^ Carl Sargeant, sacked Welsh cabinet minister, found dead. The Guardian , November 7, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  7. ^ Carl Sargeant: 'Hanging' cause of ex-minister's death. BBC, November 13, 2017, accessed November 16, 2017. (English)
  8. ^ Carl Sargeant's death: The correspondence. BBC, November 8, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  9. ^ Carl Sargeant: First minister orders independent inquiry. BBC, November 10, 2017, accessed the following day. (English)
  10. ^ No alternative but to sack Carl Sargeant says Carwyn Jones. BBC, November 9, 2017, accessed November 11, 2017
  11. ↑ Jack Sargeant wins Alyn and Deeside by election. BBC, February 7, 2018, accessed the same day. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Sargeant, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh Labor Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH St Asaph , Denbighshire
DATE OF DEATH 7th November 2017
Place of death Connah's Quay , Flintshire