Former Minister joins IWA Board
Press Release - Immediate
FORMER MINISTER JOINS IWA BOARD
Former Assembly Government Minister, Sue Essex, has joined the Board
of Wales’s leading independent think tank, the Institute of
Welsh Affairs. During the first two terms of the National Assembly
she was a member of the cabinet with responsibility first for Environment
and Planning and later for Finance, Local government and Public Services.
‘Sue brings a wealth of experience to the Board which will be
enormously valuable in developing our agenda in the coming years,’
said IWA chairman, Geraint Talfan Davies. ‘As a non-aligned
think tank we seek a broad range of membership across the political
spectrum,’ he added. ‘Sue’s past experience in local
government as well as at the highest level in the Assembly Government
will be vital in guiding our future priorities.’
Sue Essex said, ‘I am very glad to be able to join IWA and look
forward to making a contribution on such inescapable issues as climate
change. It is very important that the IWA is seen to be relevant to
a modern Wales and a constructive partner with those dealing with
critical issues and opportunities in taking Wales forward.’
Other new members joining the IWA Board are Rob Humphreys, director
of the Open University in Wales and former president of the Welsh
Liberal Democrats, and Wendy Sadler, director of the Cardiff University
spin-out company Science Made Simple and a former Welsh Woman of the
Year.
Rob Humpreys said, ‘The IWA is a crucial and much needed forum
for debates and discussion on public policy in Wales. I look forward
to bringing my experience in higher and adult education to bear. As
someone originally from rural Montgomeryshire, but now living in Swansea
and working in the capital city, I am also conscious that we have
to ensure that the policy and governance debates reach both wider
and deeper into Wales than they do at present.’
Wendy Sadler said, ‘As a scientist who is passionate about the
importance of engaging a wider community with science, engineering
and technology, I hope to help the IWA develop strategies to help
schools to invest in science enrichment activities and to embed science
within the popular culture of Wales. We need to be just as proud of
our scientists and engineers as our sports stars and musicians.’
For further information contact:
John Osmond, Director IWA 029 2066 6606, johnosmond@iwa.org.uk
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