People of the Senedd
Mike Hedges MS
Senedd Constituency Member
Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party
Welsh Labour Group
Swansea East
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Office Address:
97 Pleasant Street
Morriston
Swansea
SA6 6HJ
Office
01792 790621
Senedd Address:
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
Parliament
0300 200 7140
Mike.Hedges@senedd.wales
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Biography
Key interests and achievements
Mike’s personal interests include sport, the Urdd and choirs. Mike is affiliated with Friends of the Earth, Oxfam and Amnesty International and his political interests include education, housing, local government, sports provision and social deprivation.
Personal history
Mike has lived in Morriston for many years but was born in Plasmarl. He is married to Anne and has a daughter, Catrin, who attends Bangor University. He attended Plasmarl, Parklands and Penlan Schools, then Swansea and Cardiff universities.
Professional background
Originally a research scientist for British Steel at Port Talbot, Mike spent 27 years as a lecturer in Pontypridd, teaching computing, before becoming an Assembly Member.
Political history
Mike represented the Morriston ward on Swansea Council between 1989 and 2012 and he held many posts on the council, including Council Leader. He has been the Welsh Local Government Association spokesperson on both social services and information.
Taking an active interest in education, Mike has been a governor of Swansea University, Swansea Institute, Mynyddbach and Morriston Comprehensives, and Swansea College, and is currently chair of the governors of Glyncollen and Ynystawe Primary schools.
He was also a non-executive director of Swansea NHS trust between 1999 and 2005.
Membership
Terms of office
- 05/06/2011 - 04/05/2016
- 05/06/2016 -
- 05/08/2021 -
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