Trish Law
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| Trish Law AM | |
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| In office June 29, 2006 – present |
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| Preceded by | Peter Law |
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| Constituency | Blaenau Gwent |
| Majority | 5,357 (22.8%) |
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| Born | March 17, 1954  Nantyglo, Wales |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Peter Law (deceased) |
| Children | five |
| Website | Blaenau Gwent People's Voice |
Patricia Law, née Bolter (born 17 March 1954) is the Independent AM for Blaenau Gwent in Wales.
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[edit] Background
Patricia Law was born in Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent, in 1954. Law was educated in Nantyglo Junior School, Glanyravon Secondary Modern School and Ebbw Vale College. She trained as a Nursing Assistant in an EMI unit for Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, before marrying Peter Law. The couple were married for 30 years and had five children and one grandchild.
During Peter Law’s term as AM and MP, Trish Law worked in his constituency office. She was Mayoress of Blaenau Gwent in 1988-89, Secretary of Abertillery and Blaina Inner Wheel Club (Rotary) and for a short period of time was Secretary of the League of Friends at Blaina Hospital.
[edit] Political career
After Peter Law's resignation from the Labour Party due to the imposition of an all-women candidate list, and later death from a brain tumour on April 25, 2006, Trish Law was supported by Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group, the group formed by those who helped Peter Law overturn a 19,000 Labour majority at the 2005 General Election. She was successfully elected in a by-election on June 29, 2006. Labour also failed to regain the Westminster seat as Peter Law's former campaign manager, Dai Davies, was elected to replace him[1].
Following her election, the National Assembly for Wales became the first UK legislature to have a female majority of representatives. [2]. Although an independent, Law backed Labour's Assembly Budget after Finance Minister Sue Essex accepted two of her demands: a commitment that women's refuges will be set up in all Welsh counties that don't currently have one; the opening of a therapy centre in Blaenau Gwent for people suffering from depression, stress and low self-esteem. This and other campaigns meant Law won the BBC Wales award for Campaigning Politician of the Year[3].
Law won re-election as an independent at the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007.
[edit] Sources
- ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | Double election defeat for Labour
- ^ Shipton, Martin. World first as Trish Law takes Assembly seat. Western Mail, 5 July 2006. Accessed 2 Aug 2006.
- ^ 'I'll stand again - I feel I can't let people down' - icWales
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[edit] Offices held
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| Preceded by Peter Law |
Assembly Member for Blaenau Gwent 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
