Rhodri Morgan

Rhodri Morgan (2004)

Hywel Rhodri Morgan (* 29. September 1939 in Cardiff , Wales ; † 17th May 2017 ) was a British politician of the Labor Party . From 2000 to 2009 he was both First Minister of Wales and Country Chairman of the Welsh Labor Party.

Life

TJ Morgan's son received his education at Whitchurch Grammar School , St John's College (Oxford) and Harvard University . He was elected to the House of Commons for the Labor Party in 1987. He was appointed First Minister on October 16, 2000. On May 1, 2003, Labor won the elections to the Welsh regional parliament under Morgan's leadership. In the elections on May 4, 2007, Labor was able to assert itself as the strongest party, but lost seats and a majority in parliament. Morgan therefore led from 2007 a coalition government with the left-regionalist party Plaid Cymru with its chairman Ieuan Wyn Jones as Deputy First Minister .

Two days after his 70th birthday in September 2009, Morgan announced that he would be stepping down from his government and party offices in December of that year. Three members of the state parliament applied for his successor in the party chairmanship: Huw Lewis, the Welsh Minister of Health and Social Affairs Edwina Hart and the Welsh counsel General Carwyn Jones . The latter prevailed in a party vote on December 1, 2009 and was subsequently elected as the new First Minister on December 9.

Web links

Morgan's election campaign for the 2007 election ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

^ Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan dies. In: BBC News . May 18, 2017, accessed May 18, 2017.
^ Morgan is stepping down as a leader. In: BBC News . October 1, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.
↑ Two join race to succeed Morgan. In: BBC News . October 2, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.
↑ Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales. In: Wales online. December 1, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.
^ Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet. In: BBC News . December 10, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.

personal data
SURNAME	Morgan, Rhodri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Morgan, Hywel Rhodri (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Welsh Labor Party politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cardiff , Wales , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH	17th May 2017

[1] Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan dies. In: BBC News . May 18, 2017, accessed May 18, 2017.

[2] Morgan is stepping down as a leader. In: BBC News . October 1, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.

[3] Two join race to succeed Morgan. In: BBC News . October 2, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.

[4] Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales. In: Wales online. December 1, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.

[5] Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet. In: BBC News . December 10, 2009, accessed January 19, 2010.