Leighton Andrews was first elected to the Assembly in May 2003. His vote of 14,170 was Labour’s highest in Wales.In his first term he served on the Education, Culture, and Economic Development Committees.Leighton was re-elected in May 2007, following which he joined the Welsh Government as Deputy Minister for Social Justice & Public Service Delivery, with special responsibility for housing issues. When the new coalition government was formed in July 2007, Leighton was appointed Deputy Minister for Regeneration, working within the Department for the Economy and Transport and the Department for Social Justice and Local Government. In 2009 he was appointed Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning. His political interests include the economy, culture, housing,education, the media, health and social inclusion.

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