Huw Lewis

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Huw Lewis (born 1964) is the Labour Co-operative National Assembly for Wales member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.

Lewis was born in Merthyr Tydfil and was brought up in Aberfan. He became a chemistry teacher after taking his degree in Edinburgh University. Subsequently, he became Assistant General Secretary of the Labour Party in Wales.

He was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 as a Labour and Co-operative Party candidate to represent Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. He has been party Whip in the Assembly, a post he resigned following the resignation of Alun Michael as First Secretary. He has also been deputy Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, a post he resigned following the use of a landfill site in Trecatti, within his constituency, for the disposal of carcases during the foot and mouth crisis.

He was re-elected in 2003 and is presently deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration.

He is married to Lynne Neagle, the Labour Assembly member for Torfaen.