Laura McAllister
Laura McAllister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UEFA Vice President | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Aleksander Čeferin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice President | Karl-Erik Nilsson (as first vice-president) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Laura McAllister[1] 10 December 1964[2] Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Footballer Football administrator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professor Laura McAllister
Academic career
McAllister is a former pupil of Ysgol Glyndwr and Bryntirion Comprehensive School in Bridgend. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where she completed a BSc. (Econ.) Honours degree in government, and at Cardiff University, where she completed a PhD in Politics. She was Professor of Governance at the University of Liverpool Management School between 1998 and October 2016.[3] She is now Professor of Governance and Public Policy at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre. She was elected as a fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2015 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.
She was a member of the
She holds honorary degrees and fellowships from Bangor University, Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Swansea University, and Trinity St David's University.
Club career
McAllister was a club athlete (middle distance) and played netball and hockey. She did not play organised football until she joined
International career
In 1992, McAllister was one of three female footballers who lobbied
Sports governance
Professor McAllister was Chair of
Politics and media
McAllister was a
On 10 February 2022, McAllister was a panellist for BBC's Question Time.[17] McAllister was the only Welsh woman to be included in the BBC's 100 Women List 2022, alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Geraldina Guerra Garcés, Selma Blair and 96 others.[18]
Visit to Qatar
While following Wales to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, McAllister was prevented from entering the stadium ahead of the opening game with a bucket hat which had a rainbow on it. FIFA officials told her that the hat was a "restricted item" and attempted to confiscate it from her.[19] The attempts to separate McAllister from her bucket hat seemed to relate to a crackdown in Qatar on items that had a rainbow on them and affected numerous other fans, including U.S. former Sports Illustrated journalist Grant Wahl, who was arrested over a t-shirt, as well as a reporter for The New York Times who attempted to report on that incident only to become caught up in the crackdown himself.[20][21]
Personal life
McAllister and her partner Llinos Jones have two children.[22]
References
- ^ "Wales 0 – 3 Republic of Ireland". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Professor Laura McAllister CBE to join Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre". Cardiff University Wales Governance Centre. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B9.
- ^ "The Pinc List -The 40 most influential LGBT people in Wales". WalesOnline. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Institute of Welsh Affairs – Trustees". Institute of Welsh Affairs. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Ex-Wales captain McAllister secures Uefa role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Welsh independence to be considered by commission". BBC News. 19 October 2021.
- ^ Shipton, Martin (12 February 2012). "There's really nothing more heart-warming than seeing the smile on a child's face when they've caught a ball; New head of Sport Wales reveals her goals". Western Mail. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ McAllister, Laura. "Interview with the footballer Laura McAllister". People's Collection Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Jones, Karen (21 November 2011). "Karen Jones/ Secretary/ Cardiff City LFC". She Kicks. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Swansea University honours academic, politician and footballer, Professor Laura". Swansea University. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Wales' Laura McAllister ruled out of Fifa election bid". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Mark Hannaby (5 August 2005). "Shadow over Plaid's 80th birthday". BBC News Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Department for Culture, Media and Sport" (PDF). February 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Question Time - 2022: 10/02/2022". BBC Iplayer.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "An ex-Wales footballer says she was told to remove her rainbow bucket hat". abc.net.au. 23 November 2022.
- ^ Silva, Angelica. "People are being told to remove rainbow-coloured clothing and items at the Qatar World Cup". 23 November 2022.
- ^ "An Unexpected Detention by World Cup Security". 21 November 2022.
- ^ "'Baby Steps Into Welsh' with Laura McAllister and Llinos Jones". Mudiad Meithrin. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
- Laura McAllister on Twitter
- Meeting Laura McAllister – the most influential woman in Welsh sport at nation.cymru, published 23 December 2021