This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the second National Assembly for Wales at the 2003 election. There are a total of 60 members elected, 40 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 20 members being returned from five regions, each electing four AMs through mixed-member proportional representation.
| 2nd Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
The Welsh Assembly Building (Senedd) under construction in 2005 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | National Assembly for Wales | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Wales, United Kingdom | ||||
| Meeting place | Senedd building, Cardiff | ||||
| Term | 1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007 | ||||
| Election | 2003 National Assembly for Wales election | ||||
| Government | Second Morgan government (2003–07) | ||||
| Opposition | Shadow Cabinet of Ieuan Wyn Jones (2003–07) | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Presiding Officer | Dafydd Elis-Thomas (2003–07) | ||||
| First Minister | Rhodri Morgan (2003–07) | ||||
Composition of the Assembly
| Party | 2003 election | Currently | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Labour | 30 | 29 |
| Plaid Cymru | 12 | 12 | |
| Conservative | 11 | 11 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 6 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
AMs by party
This is a list of AMs elected in 2003.
| Party | Name | Constituency or region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour (29) | Leighton Andrews | Rhondda | |
| Lorraine Barrett | Cardiff South and Penarth | ||
| Rosemary Butler | Newport West | ||
| Christine Chapman | Cynon Valley | ||
| Jeffrey Cuthbert | Caerphilly | ||
| Jane Davidson | Pontypridd | ||
| Andrew Davies | Swansea West | ||
| Tamsin Dunwoody | Preseli Pembrokeshire | ||
| Sue Essex | Cardiff North | ||
| Brian Gibbons | Aberavon | ||
| Janice Gregory | Ogmore | ||
| John Griffiths | Newport East | ||
| Christine Gwyther | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | ||
| Edwina Hart | Gower | ||
| Jane Hutt | Vale of Glamorgan | ||
| Irene James | Islwyn | ||
| Ann Jones | Vale of Clwyd | ||
| Carwyn Jones | Bridgend | ||
| Peter Law | Blaenau Gwent | ||
| Huw Lewis | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | ||
| Val Lloyd | Swansea East | ||
| Sandy Mewies | Delyn | ||
| Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | ||
| Lynne Neagle | Torfaen | ||
| Alun Pugh | Clwyd West | ||
| Carl Sargeant | Alyn and Deeside | ||
| Karen Sinclair | Clwyd South | ||
| Catherine Thomas | Llanelli | ||
| Gwenda Thomas | Neath | ||
| Plaid Cymru (12) | |||
| Janet Davies | South Wales West | ||
| Jocelyn Davies | South Wales East | ||
| Alun Ffred Jones | Caernarfon | ||
| Denise Idris Jones | Conwy | ||
| Elin Jones | Ceredigion | ||
| Helen Mary Jones | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | ||
| David Lloyd | South Wales West | ||
| Janet Ryder | North Wales | ||
| Owen John Thomas | South Wales Central | ||
| Rhodri Glyn Thomas | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | ||
| Leanne Wood | South Wales Central | ||
| Conservative (11) | |||
| Nick Bourne | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Alun Cairns | South Wales West | ||
| David Davies | Monmouth | ||
| Glyn Davies | Mid and West Wales | ||
| Lisa Francis | Mid and West Wales | ||
| William Graham | South Wales East | ||
| Mark Isherwood | North Wales | ||
| Laura Anne Jones | South Wales East | ||
| David Melding | South Wales Central | ||
| Jonathan Morgan | South Wales Central | ||
| Brynle Williams | North Wales | ||
| Liberal Democrats (6) | |||
| Mick Bates | Montgomeryshire | ||
| Peter Black | South Wales West | ||
| Mike German | South Wales East | ||
| Christine Humphreys | North Wales | ||
| Jenny Randerson | Cardiff Central | ||
| Kirsty Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | ||
| JMIP (1) | John Marek | Wrexham | |
| Presiding Officer (1) | Dafydd Elis-Thomas | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | |
Members by constituency and region
Constituency members
| Assembly member | |||||
| Constituency | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberavon | Brian Gibbons | Labour | |||
| Alyn and Deeside | Carl Sargeant | Labour | |||
| Blaenau Gwent | Peter Law | Labour | |||
| Brecon and Radnorshire | Kirsty Williams | Liberal Democrats | |||
| Bridgend | Carwyn Jones | Labour | |||
| Caernarfon | Alun Ffred Jones | Plaid Cymru | |||
| Caerphilly | Jeffrey Cuthbert | Labour | |||
| Cardiff Central | Jenny Randerson | Liberal Democrats | |||
| Cardiff North | Sue Essex | Labour | |||
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Lorraine Barrett | Labour Co-op | |||
| Cardiff West | Rhodri Morgan | Labour | |||
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | Plaid Cymru | |||
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Christine Gwyther | Labour | |||
| Ceredigion | Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | |||
| Clwyd South | Karen Sinclair | Labour | |||
| Clwyd West | Alun Pugh | Labour | |||
| Conwy | Denise Idris Jones | Labour | |||
| Cynon Valley | Christine Chapman | Labour Co-op | |||
| Delyn | Sandy Mewies | Labour | |||
| Gower | Edwina Hart | Labour | |||
| Islwyn | Irene James | Labour | |||
| Llanelli | Catherine Thomas | Labour | |||
| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Presiding Officer) | Plaid Cymru | |||
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Huw Lewis | Labour Co-op | |||
| Monmouth | David Davies | Conservative | |||
| Montgomeryshire | Mick Bates | Liberal Democrats | |||
| Neath | Gwenda Thomas | Labour | |||
| Newport East | John Griffiths | Labour Co-op | |||
| Newport West | Rosemary Butler | Labour | |||
| Ogmore | Janice Gregory | Labour | |||
| Pontypridd | Jane Davidson | Labour | |||
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Tamsin Dunwoody | Labour | |||
| Rhondda | Leighton Andrews | Labour | |||
| Swansea East | Val Lloyd | Labour | |||
| Swansea West | Andrew Davies | Labour | |||
| Torfaen | Lynne Neagle | Labour | |||
| Vale of Clwyd | Ann Jones | Labour | |||
| Vale of Glamorgan | Jane Hutt | Labour | |||
| Wrexham | John Marek | JMIP | |||
| Ynys Môn | Ieuan Wyn Jones | Plaid Cymru | |||
Regional members
| Assembly member | |||||
| Region | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wales | |||||
| Eleanor Burnham | Liberal Democrats | ||||
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | ||||
| Janet Ryder | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| Brynle Williams | Conservative | ||||
| Mid and West Wales | |||||
| Nick Bourne | Conservative | ||||
| Cynog Dafis | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| Glyn Davies | Conservative | ||||
| Lisa Francis | Conservative | ||||
| South Wales West | |||||
| Peter Black | Liberal Democrats | ||||
| Alun Cairns | Conservative | ||||
| Janet Davies | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| David Lloyd | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| South Wales Central | |||||
| David Melding | Conservative | ||||
| Jonathan Morgan | Conservative | ||||
| Owen John Thomas | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| Leanne Wood | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| South Wales East | |||||
| Jocelyn Davies | Plaid Cymru | ||||
| Michael German | Liberal Democrats | ||||
| William Graham | Conservative | ||||
| Laura Anne Jones | Conservative | ||||
See also
wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about 2nd National Assembly for Wales, What is 2nd National Assembly for Wales? What does 2nd National Assembly for Wales mean?