Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan (29 September 1939 – 17 May 2017) was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and the Member of Parliament for Cardiff West from 1987 to 2001. He remains the longest-serving First Minister of Wales, having served in the position for 9 years and 304 days. He was Chancellor of Swansea University from 2011 until his death in 2017.
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Official portrait, c. 2000 | |
| First Minister of Wales | |
| In office 9 February 2000 – 10 December 2009 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Michael German Jenny Randerson (Acting) Ieuan Wyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Alun Michael |
| Succeeded by | Carwyn Jones |
| Leader of Welsh Labour | |
| In office 9 February 2000 – 1 December 2009 | |
| UK party leader | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Alun Michael |
| Succeeded by | Carwyn Jones |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Cardiff West | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mark Drakeford |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff West | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Stefan Terlezki |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Brennan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hywel Rhodri Morgan 29 September 1939 Roath, Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 17 May 2017 (aged 77) Wenvoe, Wales |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | T. J. Morgan Huana Rees |
| Relatives | Prys Morgan (brother) Garel Rhys (second cousin) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford Harvard University |
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