From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alun Pugh
Alun Pugh
National Assembly for Wales
Preceded by Assembly Member for Clwyd West Succeeded by
(new post) 1999 – 2007 Darren Millar
Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Minister for Economic Development Succeeded by
(new post) 2000 - 2003 Brian Gibbons
Preceded by Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Succeeded by
(new post) Sport (post re-organised)
2003 – 2007
Alun Pugh Professional career
Pugh was Head of Business Studies at Coleg Llandrillo
Cymru, a large further education college. Four years lat-
er, he was promoted to an associate principalship at West
Cheshire College. where he became assistant principal as
well as teaching business finance ). Following the 2007
elections he took a mountaineering sabbatical in the Hi-
malyas, and on his return to Wales was appointed as
Director of the Snowdonia Society, an environmental
charity. He also contributes to the work of the Vestri
Member of the Welsh Assembly Foundation, a not-for-profit company supporting sus-
for Clwyd West tainable development and community regeneration in
Wales.
In office
6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by New Assembly Political career
Succeeded by Darren Millar Pugh was elected in the National Assembly for Wales
election in 1999 to the marginal Clwyd West seat of the
Personal details National Assembly for Wales. Became the Deputy Minis-
Born 9 June 1955 (1955-06-09) ter for Economic Development in October 2000. He was
Llwynypia, Wales re-elected in 2003 as well as being appointed to the post
of Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport in the
Political party Labour Welsh Assembly Government. Pugh remained an Assem-
bly Member until his 2007 election defeat by Conserva-
Alun John Pugh (born 9 June 1955 in Llwynypia, Mid tive Darren Millar by a margin of 1,596 votes. Pugh stood
Glamorgan) is a former Labour Welsh Assembly Govern- in the new constituency of Arfon in the 2010 Westmin-
ment Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport. ster election but lost to Plaid Cymru’s Hywel Williams.
Pugh was born into a poor coal mining family in the
Rhondda Valleys. He moved to North Wales in the mid
1980s. Pugh currently lives in his former constituency References
near Ruthin, and lived in Deganwy for much of his time • BBC Website September 1999
in North Wales. He has learnt Welsh as an adult. • Alun Pugh Welsh Labour Party profile
Education Offices held
Pugh has a degree in business finance and post-graduate
Persondata
qualifications in computer science and education.
Name Pugh, Alun
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alun Pugh
Alternative names Place of birth Llwynypia, Wales
Short description Date of death
Date of birth 9 June 1955 Place of death
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