Leighton Andrews
Leighton Andrews (born 11 August 1957) is an academic and former Welsh Labour politician. He was the National Assembly for Wales member for Rhondda from 2003 until 2016. He was Minister for Children, Education & Lifelong Learning from 2009 to 2011, then Minister for Education and Skills in the Welsh Government until his resignation on 25 June 2013 after an alleged conflict between his own departmental policy and his active campaigning to save a school in his constituency. In September 2014 he returned to the government as Minister for Public Services.
Leighton Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Public Services 2014–2016 | |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Rhondda | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 6 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Geraint Davies |
| Succeeded by | Leanne Wood |
| Majority | 6,739 (33.6%) |
| Minister for Education and Skills | |
| In office 10 December 2009 – 25 June 2013 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Jane Hutt |
| Succeeded by | Huw Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1957 Cardiff, Wales |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party (former) Liberal Party (former) |
| Spouse | Ann Beynon |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Bangor, University of Sussex |
| Occupation | Professor, Cardiff University. |
| Website | www.leightonandrews.live |
He left the Labour Party in 2019, attacking the party's failure to deal with anti-semitism and its attitude to Brexit under Jeremy Corbyn, but sought to rejoin in 2020, having voted Labour at the 2019 UK General Election.