Julie Morgan
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Julie Morgan Jonathan Morgan (no relation) | |
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Majority | 6,593 (16.2%) |
Member of Parliament for Cardiff North | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | Gwilym Jones |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | Julie Edwards 2 November 1944 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | King's College London, Cardiff University |
Julie Morgan (née Edwards; 2 November 1944) is a Welsh Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of the Senedd for Cardiff North seat in the Senedd since the 2011 election. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from 1997 until 2010.
She was married to former First Minister of Wales Rhodri Morgan until his death in 2017.
Early life, education and career
Julie Edwards was born in
Despite Callaghan's protestations that she should go back to university, she campaigned for his victory alongside Neil Kinnock (the future leader of the Labour party), Glenys Kinnock and Rhodri Morgan, whom she would marry in 1967. Following her undergraduate degree, Morgan studied at the University of Manchester. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Social Administration from University College, Cardiff.[3]
Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Morgan was a
Member of Parliament (1997–2010)
Morgan was selected by Cardiff North Labour Party as their candidate for the 1992 general election. She stood against Gwilym Jones in the constituency, historically a Conservative stronghold. She achieved a 38.9% share of the vote to Jones' 45.1%, cutting his majority to 2,969.
Morgan was selected to stand for the seat once again in the
Morgan was re-elected at the 2001 general election with a reduced majority of 6,165 and on a substantially reduced turnout (in common with the rest of the country). At the 2005 election, her seat became the most marginal in Wales as her Conservative challenger reduced her majority to 1,146.
Commentators ascribed her victory to a strong personal vote, decisive in a campaign dominated by issues such as the
In the 2010 election, Morgan polled 17,666 votes to Conservative Jonathan Evans' 17,860 votes, losing by 194 votes.[5] Evans had previously been an MP between 1992 and 1997.
Senedd
Morgan was elected to the seat of Cardiff North in the Senedd, in the 2011 election. She was re-elected in 2016, and again in 2021.[6]
In 2016, she unsuccessfully stood for chair of the Senedd's Children, Young People and Education Committee.[7]
Morgan stood for deputy leader in the
Views
During her second term, she opposed variable
Morgan has been involved in the field of
As her husband was, she is a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK. She supports lowering the voting age to 16 and to that end has presented a bill to Parliament.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Julie Morgan AM – Biography". Gov.wales. Welsh Government. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 Apr 2005 (pt 9)". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "About Julie :: Julie Morgan AM". www.juliemorgan.org.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "UK Parliament - Constitutional Affairs Committee homepage". 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Election 2010: Full UK interactive results map". The Independent. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth; Burkitt, Sian (7 May 2021). "Senedd election 2021 result for Cardiff North: Labour hold". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Plenary 29/06/2016
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (21 April 2018). "Julie Morgan demands change after losing with the most votes". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Welsh Labour election sees right defy members". Socialist Worker. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Welsh Labour leadership: Most AMs back Mark Drakeford". BBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Julie Morgan MS: Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services". GOV.WALES. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (8 March 2017). "Purple plaques bid is launched to mark women's contribution to Welsh life". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Julie Morgan in drive to give 16-year-olds the vote – Wales News – Ne…". 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
External links
- Julie Morgan MP[permanent dead link] Welsh Labour Party profile
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou