MICHAEL, Alun Rt Hon JP,AM

Member for Cardiff South and Penarth since 1987. Committees: Member, Home Affairs Select Committee 2010; Member, Justice Select Committee 2007-10; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 2007-10; Member, Committee on Standards in Public Life. Political career: Minister of State for Industry and the Regions 2005-06; Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality 2001-05; First Secretary, National Assembly of Wales and Leader of the Welsh Labour Party 1999-2000; Secretary of State for Wales 1998-99; Minister of State and Deputy Home Secretary, Home Office 1997-98; Shadow Minister for Home Affairs 1992-97; Shadow Minister for Welsh Affairs 1988-92; Opposition Whip 1987-98; Cardiff City Councillor 1973-89; Magistrate and Chair of Cardiff Juvenile Bench 1972-87. Special political interests: Economic development; IT industry, online crime and internet governance; youth and community development; third sector, voluntary sector, and community organisations; co-operatives and mutual bodies; social enterprise and third-sector issues generally; criminal justice, education; environment; housing. Profession/Trade: Journalist; youth and community worker. Education: Keele University; Colwyn Bay Grammar School. Affiliations: Fellow, RSA; Fellow, Industry and Parliament Trust; Vice-Chair, Parliament Choir; Member, Co-operative Party National Executive; Chair, Christian Socialist Movement; Chair, UK Internet Governance Forum (UKIGF); Chair, EURIM Committee on e-Crime and the e-Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership; Parliamentary Information Technology Committee; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Communications Group; Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Somaliland; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Moldova; Chair, former Vice-President, Youth Hostels Association; former Vice-President, Building Societies Association. Hobbies: Long-distance running, mountain-walking, opera, classical music, reading. b. 22 August 1943. Married with five children and seven grandchildren.