Brought up in west of Ireland. Graduated in Medicine from National University of Ireland (Galway) in 1974.

Came to Yorkshire in 1976 to undertake vocational training in general practice in Calderdale. In 1980 he became a general practitioner in Blaengwynfi, working in partnership with Dr. Julian Tudor Hart, Glyncorrwg to form the Upper Afan Practice. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1995.

Since commencing work in the NHS, Dr Gibbons has been a member of the Medical Practitioners Union - Unity and has served as a National Council member for almost two decades. He is also a member of the British Medical Association. He has served on the West Glamorgan Morgannwg Local Medical Committees from 1980 and became Committee Secretary in 1994. For most of the 1990s he also represented the Medical Practitioners Union on the Welsh and UK General Practice Committee of the BMA.

Dr Gibbons has been a member of the Labour Party since 1980 and has been involved in many community actions to promote the regeneration of his local area.

Dr Gibbons was elected as to the National Assembly for Wales in May 1999 for the Aberavon Constituency. He has served on the National Assembly's Health and Social Services Committee, the Audit Committee and the Economic Development Committee. He was appointed as Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services in October 2000. Following the 2003 election Dr Gibbons transferred portfolios and became Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport, with special responsibility for transport. In January 2005 Dr Gibbons was appointed Minister for Health and Social Services.

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Name	Party	Number of votes	% of votes
Brian Gibbons	Labour Party	10129	49.3
Linet Purcell	Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales	3558	17.3
Andrew Tutton	NPTR	2561	12.5
Daisy Meyland-Smith	Welsh Conservative Party	1990	9.7
Claire Waller	Welsh Liberal Democrats	1450	7.1
Captain Beany	NMBP	840	4.1