Jane Hutt
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| Jane Hutt AM | |
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| Constituency | Vale of Glamorgan |
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| Born | December 15, 1949  Epsom, England |
| Political party | Labour |
Jane Hutt (born in Epsom, December 15, 1949) is a Welsh Labour politician and a Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government, and a member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Vale of Glamorgan, and currently the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Education, Children and Young People.
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[edit] Education
BA (Hons) at the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1970, a Certificate of Qualification in Social Work at the London School of Economics in 1972 and an MSc at the University of Bristol in 1995.
[edit] Professional career
Hutt was one of the founder members of Welsh Women's Aid, a feminist organisation campaigning on behalf of women who are victims of domestic violence. She was appointed coordinator of the group in January 1978.
Hutt held non-political appointments as director of the equal opportunities organisation Chwarae Teg and non-executive director of the Cardiff Community Health Care Trust. Member New Deal Task Force. Vice Chair Wales Council for Voluntary Action. School Governor. Welsh member on the New Opportunities (UK) Fund.
[edit] Political career
Hutt was a councillor on South Glamorgan County Council and a former vice-chair of the Social Services Committee.
Hutt was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 and immediately became Health Minister. She remained in post until January 2005 when she was removed from the position, following strong criticism over long hospital waiting lists [1]. An independent report showed that even though waiting list time targets were higher than in England and Scotland, Hutt had still failed to meet them [2]. As a result she faced criticism from all the major political parties in Wales, with the strongest coming from within her own party. As a result her position became untenable, as some became worried that the problems could even ddamage the case for further Welsh devolution. [3]
She became Minister for Assembly Business and Chief Whip, with additional responsibility for Openness in Government; Communications Strategy; co-ordinating Government policy in relation to children; and Equality and Equality of Opportunity. In the first Cabinet of the Third Assembly she was appointed Minister for Budget and Assembly Business (31 May 2007). In the coalition Cabinet announced on 19 July 2007 she became Minister for Education, Children and Young People.
Hutt is a close family friend of Welsh First minister Rhodri Morgan [4]
[edit] Offices held
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Assembly Member for Vale of Glamorgan 1999 – present |
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Minister for Health and Social Services 1999 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Brian Gibbons |
| Preceded by Karen Sinclair |
Minister for Assembly Business and Chief Whip 2005 – 2007 |
Succeeded by (post re-organised) |
| Preceded by (new post) |
Minister for Budget and Assembly Business 2007 (May 31 to July 19) |
Succeeded by (post reorganised) |
| Preceded by (new post) |
Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills 2007 – present |
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