Leighton Andrews Politician
Leighton Andrews (born 11 August 1957) is a Welsh Labour politician. He has been the National Assembly for Wales member for Rhondda since 2003, and was Minister for Children, Education & Lifelong Learning in the Welsh Government until his resignation on 25 June 2013 after a conflict between his own departmental policy and his active campaigning to save a school in his constituency.On 11 September 2014 he returned to the government as the Minister for public services, against a background of funding cuts and proposals from the Williams Commission for changes including extensive reform of local government boundaries.
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| election majority | 6739 |
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| office | National Assembly for WalesWelsh Minister for Education and Skills |
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