Huw Lewis was first elected to the Assembly in May 1999. Huw was Assistant General Secretary of the Welsh Labour Party prior to his election. Born in Merthyr Tydfil in 1964, he was educated at Edinburgh University. A former chemistry teacher, his interests include education and the challenges facing the South Wales valleys. Huw was appointed Deputy Minister for the Economy & Transport with special responsibility for Regeneration before losing his post in the coalition reshuffle. He has reviewed the Welsh Government’s flagship anti-poverty programme, Communities First and wrote the Welsh Government’s Action Plan to eliminate child poverty. Following his extensive work in this area, he has been appointed as Chair of the Assembly's Expert Group on Child Poverty. Huw currently sits on Legislation Committee No.1, the Finance Committee and the Enterprise and Learning Committee.

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