Alison Halford
Alison Halford | |
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Delyn | |
| In office 6 May 1999 โ 1 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | New Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Mewies |
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| Born | Alison Monica Halford 8 May 1940 Labour (until 2006) |
| Occupation | Police officer |
Alison Monica Halford (born 8 May 1940) is a former senior
Early life
Halford was born in
She served for three years in the Women's Royal Air Force, before moving to London to train as a dental hygienist.
Police career
In 1962, Halford joined the
In 1983, she became
Political career
On 10 April 2006 she announced that she was joining the Conservatives, having grown increasingly disillusioned with the Labour Party. She especially cited the appointment of Peter Mandelson as a European Commissioner. She became an adviser to the Conservative Party and their Shadow Secretary of State for Wales on home affairs.[1]
During 2010 it emerged that she was under investigation for allegedly bullying the then council leader.[2]
In 2012 she was re-elected as a Conservative County Councillor for Flintshire County Council and as a Conservative Community Councillor for Hawarden Community Council.[3]
Personal life
In 1997, the
Publications
Halford then wrote a book about her experiences, entitled No Way Up the Greasy Pole. Halford launched her book 'Leeks from the Backbenches' at the Welsh Assembly on 6 November 2007.
References
- ^ "UK | Wales | Ex-Labour AM joins Conservatives". BBC News. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Flintshire Cllr Alison Halford denies bullying colleague". Daily Post. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Councillors". Hawarden Community Council. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Halford triumphs over workplace phone bugs". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
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