Alun Michael
The Right Honourable Alun Michael (born August 2, 1943) is a Welsh politician, and member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth. He is a member of the Labour Party and of the Co-operative Party, and of the Privy Council (since 1998).
He became an MP at the 1987 election, and Secretary of State for Wales in 1998 following Ron Davies's resignation. With backing from the central party, he was made leader of the Labour Party in the National Assembly for Wales, but was later forced to resign, and was replaced by Rhodri Morgan, generally seen as the locally favoured choice in the first place.
In 2001 he was appointed Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality, a post within DEFRA.
