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 Rhodri Morgan AMFirst Minister for Wales
Rhodri Morgan is the Assembly Member for Cardiff West. A fluent Welsh speaker, he was born in 1939 and is a graduate of Oxford and Harvard University. He lists health, the environment, European Affairs and regional development among his political interests. He is married to Julie Morgan, MP for Cardiff North, and they have one son and two daughters.
Initially a Tutor Organiser for the Workers Education Association (1963-1965), Rhodri Morgan was employed as a Research Officer for Cardiff City Council, the Welsh Office and the Department of the Environment (1965-1971), before becoming an Economic Adviser for the Department of Trade and Industry (1972-1974). Between 1974-1980, he was Industrial Development Officer for South Glamorgan County Council before becoming Head of the European Commission Office in Wales (1980-1987).
Rhodri Morgan was elected to Parliament in 1987 but decided not to stand again in the General Election in June 2001. During his time as a MP, he was Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration (1997-99). He served as the Opposition Front Bench Spokesman on Energy (1988-92) and Welsh Affairs (1992-97).
He was elected as the Assembly Member for Cardiff West in 1999 and was appointed as the Assembly Secretary for Economic Development & European Affairs. He was appointed First Secretary of the National Assembly in February 2000 and retained responsibility for Economic Development matters until October 2000. The title of his office changed to First Minister in October 2000.
He has been leader of the Labour Party in Wales since February 2000. He was appointed to the Privy Council in July 2000.