The Right Hon Rhodri Morgan
The Right Hon Rhodri Morgan AM was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in May 1999. Rhodri was the Minister for Economic Development and European Affairs from 1999 to 2000.
He became First Minister on 16 October 2000, having held the same post under its previous title of ‘First Secretary’ since February of that year. On 1 May 2003, the Welsh Labour Party was re-elected in the Assembly elections under Rhodri’s leadership. However, in the 2007 Assembly elections Labour fell four seats short of an overall majority. On 27 June 2007, Rhodri signed the One Wales agreement to form a coalition government with Plaid Cymru.
Rhodri Morgan announced his intention to stand down as Leader of the Labour Party in Wales on 1 October 2009, and stepped down as First Minister for Wales on 8 December 2009.
