Ash Wales Communicate, Collaborate, Celebrate; Conference 2010
For a Tobacco Free Wales
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Smoke Free Futures:
Tobacco Control
Conference
- 10
- Oct 11 - 12
Speakers
Plenary Speakers
- The Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM
First Minister for Wales - Professor Gerard Hastings
Institute for Social Marketing: a collaboration between the University of Stirling and The Open University - Professor Ann McNeil
Professor of Health Policy and Promotion, University of Nottingham - Chris Tudor Smith
Head, Health Improvement Division, Welsh Assembly Government - Alison Cox
ASH England - Deborah Arnott
ASH England - Kari Paaso
Director, Department for Promotion of Welfare and Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland - Bob Hudson
Chief Executive, Public Health Wales - Becky Freeman
Assistant Editor, Tobacco Control - Deborah Lycett
Consultant Dietician and PhD Rresearcher at the University of Birmingham
Plenary Speakers
Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AMFirst Minister for Wales
Carwyn Jones was born in 1967, he was educated at Brynteg Comprehensive School, Bridgend, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Inns of Court School of Law, London. Prior to his election, he was a barrister in chambers in Swansea specialising in Criminal, Family and Personal Injury Law and a professional tutor at Cardiff University Law School. He has been a Bridgend County Borough Councillor and was Chair of the County Borough Council Labour Group. He is also a member of Amnesty International, UNISON, Unite the Union and the Fabian Society. He has been a Labour Party member since 1987 and played an active role in the 'Yes for Wales' campaign.
Carwyn Jones was appointed as a Deputy Secretary in March 2000 and replaced Christine Gwyther as Agriculture and Rural Development Secretary on the eve of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in July 2000.
In March 2002 the role of Business Minister was added to his Rural Affairs portfolio. In June 2002 he was appointed Minister for Open Government. In May 2003 he was appointed Minister for the Environment, Planning and the Countryside. In May 2007 he was appointed Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language and from July 2007 was appointed Counsel General and Leader of the House. Following the retirement of Rhodri Morgan AM in December 2009, he was appointed First Minister for Wales.
His interests include sport, reading and travel. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.