Jeff Cuthbert | |
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| Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 8 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Jane Mudd |
| Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty | |
| In office 26 June 2013[1] – 11 September 2014[2] | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Deputy | Vaughan Gething |
| Preceded by | Huw Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Lesley Griffiths |
| Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology | |
| In office 14 March 2012[3] – 26 June 2013[2] | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Huw Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Lesley Griffiths |
| Member of theWelsh Assembly forCaerphilly | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 6 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Davies |
| Succeeded by | Hefin David |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-06-04)4 June 1948 (age 76) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Welsh Labour[4] |
| Alma mater | University College, Cardiff |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
| Portfolio | Deputy Minister for Skills |
| Website | Welsh Labour |
Jeffrey Hambley Cuthbert (born 4 June 1948) is aWelsh politician. He served asGwent Police and Crime Commissioner from 2016 to 2024. Cuthbert served as aLabour Party member of theNational Assembly for Wales forCaerphilly from 2003 to 2016. He began his career in the mining industry and later worked for theWelsh Joint Education Committee (as it was then) as head of the Asset to Industry Unit.
Cuthbert was born inGlasgow to a Welsh mother and Scottish father, but brought up inCardiff, where he attended Whitchurch County Secondary Modern followed by studying mining engineering atUniversity College, Cardiff. He joined theLabour Party in the mid-1960s. As a mining engineer he worked atMarkham andOakdale pits.
A member of theMilitant group from the mid-60s to early-80s,[5][6] Cuthbert later became Chair of CaerphillyConstituency Labour Party. He left the mining industry to develop qualifications for Modern Apprenticeships withWJEC, and became a Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He was a governor of the Lewis School,Pengam, and served as principal of a part-time Adult Education Centre atAberbargoed.
In the2003 election to the National Assembly for Wales, Cuthbert was selected at the last minute to replaceRon Davies who stood down following a sex scandal. He increased the Labour majority in theCaerphilly constituency.
Cuthbert was appointed chair of the Objective One Programme Monitoring Committee for Wales in 2004, and subsequently chair of its All-Wales successor body in 2007. He is a chair of the Assembly's Cross-Party Groups on Healthy Living and the Built Environment; and is co-chair of the Cross-Party Group on Beer and the Pub. As an active trade unionist, he is co-ordinator of the UNITE Group of Labour Assembly Members. At the2007 election he successfully defended his seat after Ron Davies, challenged to regain it as anIndependent candidate.
At the 2011 Welsh General Election, Cuthbert successfully defended his seat once again, after another challenge from Davies, who this time stood for Plaid Cymru.
In March 2012 he was appointed Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology and joined the Cabinet in June 2013 as Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty in theWelsh Government.[7][8]
In September 2014 he announced his decision to stand down as Caerphilly AM at the 2016 elections. Because of that, he also stood down from the Welsh Government Cabinet.[9]
Between May 2016 and May 2024 Cuthbert wasGwent Police and Crime Commissioner.[10] On 2 May 2024 he was replaced by Labour'sJane Mudd.[11]
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| Preceded by | Assembly Member forCaerphilly 2003–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Deputy Minister for Skills 2011–2013 | Succeeded by |
| New post | Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty 2013–2016 | post reorganised |