Welsh Woman of the Year

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The Welsh Woman of the Year award was inaugurated in 1994 to honour high-achieving women in Wales. Its stated aim is "to promote the role women have in the workplace and in every sector of society". The award is sponsored by the National Assembly of Wales, the University of Glamorgan and several other high-profile organisations.

Past winners of the award have been:

1994 - Dr Elizabeth Haywood

1995 - Lynda Lumb

1996 - Professor Ilora Finlay

1997 - Angela Gidden

1998 - Professor Valerie Randle

1999 - Ann Taylor

2000 - Dr Olwen Williams

2001 - Tanni Grey-Thompson

2002 - Jacqueline Royall

2003 - Sarah Cornelius

2004 - Susan Balsom