- Alun Michael has been the Labour and Co-operative MP for
Cardiff South and Penarth since 1987. He is Minister of State for
Industry and the Regions. He was Deputy Home Secretary 1997-98,
Secretary of State for Wales 1998-99, First Secretary of the
National Assembly for Wales 1999-2000, and 2000 and Minister for
Rural Affairs 2001-2005.
- In 2001 he chaired Parliamentary Hearings on volunteering in
the United Kingdom.
- A Welsh-speaker, he was born in North Wales. He is married
with two sons, three daughters and six grandchildren. His
interests include mountain walking, running, opera and reading. He
sings in the Parliamentary Choir.
- Alun was a Journalist (1966-71), and a youth and community
worker (1971-87). He became a JP in 1972 and chaired the Cardiff
Juvenile Bench. As a Cardiff City councillor 1973-89 he variously
chaired the Planning, Finance and Economic Development Committees.
He is a member of the National Executive Committee of the
Co-operative Party.
- In Opposition, Alun was Whip (1987-88) then a front bench
spokesman on Welsh Affairs (1988-92), Home Affairs and the
voluntary sector (1992-97).
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