Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely

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Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely
Member of the European Parliament
for Mid and West Wales
In office
9 June 1994 – 10 June 1999
Preceded by David Morris
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Majority 29,234
Member of the European Parliament
for Wales
In office
10 June 1999 – 4 June 2009
Preceded by Position established
Personal details
Born 16 February 1967[1]
Political party Labour
Website www.elunedmorgan.co.uk

Mair Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely (born 16 February 1967 in Cardiff), is the shadow minister for both Foreign Affairs and Wales in the House of Lords and speaks on behalf of the Labour party. She is also a shadow whip in the Lords.

Biography

Eluned Morgan was born and brought up in Ely, Cardiff, the daughter of Revd Canon Bob Morgan OBE and Elaine Morgan.[2][3] Educated at Glantaf Welsh language comprehensive school, she won a scholarship to the United World College of the Atlantic and gained a degree in European Studies from the University of Hull.[1] Eluned formerly worked as a researcher for S4C and the BBC.

European Parliament

In 1990 she worked as a stagiaire in the European Parliament.

In 1994 Morgan was elected as a Member of the European Parliament representing Mid and West Wales. At the time she was the youngest MEP when she took up her seat.[citation needed] She continued as an MEP representing the Wales being elected at both the 1999 and 2005 elections.

Eluned Morgan served as the budget control spokesperson for the 180 strong Socialist Group.[citation needed] She was also the Labour Party's European spokesperson on Energy, Industry and Science.[citation needed] She was responsible for drafting the European Parliament's response to the Energy Green Paper and also took the lead role in negotiating on behalf of the Parliament the revision of the Electricity Directive.[citation needed]

She stood down at the 2009 European Parliament elections.

After European Parliament

On leaving the Parliament she worked as the Director of National Development for SSE in Wales (SWALEC) from 2009 to June 2013 where she was responsible for establishing the new SWALEC Smart Energy Centre in Treforest.

On 19 November 2010 it was announced that Morgan had been granted a life peerage and would sit on the Labour benches of the House of Lords,[4] and was gazetted on 27 January 2011 as Baroness Morgan of Ely, of Ely in the City of Cardiff.[5][6]

Personal and Other

Eluned Morgan served on the Welsh Labour Party Executive for ten years and was appointed to the Welsh Assembly Advisory Group which was responsible for developing the standing orders of the National Assembly of Wales.[citation needed] She was a founding member of the Yes for Wales Cross party group which campaigned for the Assembly to be established.

Eluned Morgan is a Fellow of Trinity College Carmarthen[citation needed] and is a Honorary Distinguished Professor of Cardiff University.[7] She served on the Board of the International Baccalaureate Organisation for three years.[citation needed] She was the Chair of the Cardiff Business Partnership.[8] She is a member of the External Advisory Board to the Wales Governance Centre.[9] She served on the Council of Atlantic College.[citation needed] She a Governor of Live Music Now.[10]

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European Parliament
Preceded by Member of the European Parliament for Mid and West Wales
1994–1999		 constituency abolished
New constituency Member of the European Parliament for Wales
1999–2009		 Succeeded by
John Bufton
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