Nick Bourne

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Nick Bourne is the Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Mid and West Wales, and became leader of the Welsh Conservatives when he replaced Rod Richards.

Born in 1952, Nick was educated at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of Cambridge University Lawyers and Treasurer of Cambridge University Conservative Association. A former Professor of Law, Nick has been Assistant Principal of Swansea Institute of Higher Education, and is also a visiting lecturer at Hong Kong University.

His political interests include the economy, foreign affairs, health and education. Nick is also a keen supporter of charities and organisations in Wales, including the NSPCC, National Trust, and the British Heart Foundation. His interests include visiting museums and art galleries, travelling, walking and sport. Nick's Experience

Under Nick's leadership the Welsh Conservatives are consistently rated as the assembly's hardest working, most effective group. As a member for the Mid and West Wales region, Nick is a tireless campaigner for our rural communities, opposing wind farm developments, the closure of post office and small schools, and pressing for improved health care provision in non-urban areas.

Nick is also an active campaigner on a range of other issues, including leading calls for a referendum on plans to give the assembly law making powers, the future of the National Botanic Garden, and on the growing cost of government in Wales. Nick was presented with local campaigner of the year, by BBC AM.PM show 2005, he also won AM of the Year 2005 from ITV.

First elected in 1999, and re-elected in 2003, Nick sits on the assembly's European Affairs committee and is the party's spokesman on constitutional matters. He was also a member of the National Assembly Advisory Group (NAAG), the body which set up the institution's working arrangements.

Nick Bourne was the Conservative Party candidate in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election and has also contested Worcester.