Sue Essex

Sue Essex
Official portrait, c. 2011
Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services
In office 8 May 2003 – 3 May 2007
First Minister	Rhodri Morgan
Preceded by	Edwina Hart[a]
Succeeded by	Andrew Davies[b]
Minister for the Environment[c]
In office 22 February 2000 – 8 May 2003
First Minister	Rhodri Morgan[d]
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Carwyn Jones[e]
Assembly Member for Cardiff North
In office 6 May 1999 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by	Assembly established
Succeeded by	Jonathan Morgan
Majority	540 (1.95%)
Leader of Cardiff City Council
In office 19 May 1994 – 1 April 1996
Preceded by	John Phillips
Succeeded by	Council abolished[f]
Other political offices 1983‍–‍1998 Member of Cardiff County Council for Riverside In office 4 May 1995 – 6 May 1999 Serving with R. Brown and J. Singh Preceded by Council established Succeeded by P. Mitchell[g] Deputy Leader of Cardiff City Council In office c. July 1991 – 19 May 1994 Leader John Phillips Succeeded by Paul Morris Chair of the Planning Committee of Cardiff City Council In office 11 May 1987 – 19 May 1994 Member of Cardiff City Council for Riverside In office 5 May 1983 – 1 April 1996 Serving with R. Brown and Jane Davidson[h] Preceded by A. Verma[i] Succeeded by Council abolished
Personal details
Born	Susan Linda Lines (1945-08-29) 29 August 1945 (age 78) Derbyshire, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Richard Essex ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Leicester (BA Hons)
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Susan Linda Essex (née Lines; born 29 August 1945) is a British politician who served in the Welsh Assembly Government as Minister for the Environment from 2000 to 2003 and Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, she was Leader of Cardiff City Council from 1994 until its abolition in 1996 and Assembly Member (AM) for Cardiff North from 1999 until her retirement in 2007.

Brought up in Tottenham, she moved to South Wales in 1971.

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