Rhodri Morgan

The Right Honourable Rhodri Morgan
Official portrait, c. 2000
First Minister of Wales[a]
In office 15 February 2000 – 10 December 2009 Acting: 9 February 2000 – 15 February 2000
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Michael German Jenny Randerson (Acting) Ieuan Wyn Jones
Preceded by	Alun Michael
Succeeded by	Carwyn Jones
Leader of Welsh Labour
In office 9 February 2000 – 1 December 2009
UK party leader	Tony Blair Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Alun Michael
Succeeded by	Carwyn Jones
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Cardiff West
In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mark Drakeford
Member of Parliament for Cardiff West
In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Stefan Terlezki
Succeeded by	Kevin Brennan
Personal details
Born	Hywel Rhodri Morgan (1939-09-29)29 September 1939 Roath, Cardiff, Wales
Died	17 May 2017(2017-05-17) (aged 77) Wenvoe, Wales
Political party	Welsh Labour
Spouse	Julie Edwards ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	T. J. Morgan Huana Rees
Relatives	Prys Morgan (brother) Garel Rhys (second cousin)
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford Harvard University
Cabinet	Interim government 1st Morgan government 2nd Morgan government 3rd Morgan government 4th Morgan government
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MP for Cardiff West AM for Cardiff West Early life Early career Parliamentary career Personal life First Minister of Wales Premiership "Clear red water" Interim government First government Second government 2003 re-election Third and Fourth governments 2007 re-election One Wales Retirement Post-First Minister Death
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Hywel Rhodri Morgan (29 September 1939 – 17 May 2017) was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and the Member of Parliament for Cardiff West from 1987 to 2001. He remains the longest-serving First Minister of Wales, having served in the position for 9 years and 304 days. He was Chancellor of Swansea University from 2011 until his death in 2017.

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