Brian Gibbons
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Dr Brian Gibbons, AM, FRCGP (born in Dublin, 25 August 1950) was the Labour Party
Assembly Member for Aberavon
from May 1999 to May 2010, when he stood down. He was appointed Welsh Assembly Government
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government in July 2007.
A son of the former Irish
Fianna Fáil
politician, the late Dr Hugh Gibbons
, he was raised in western Ireland, and moved to Yorkshire
in 1976 to train as a general medical practitioner in Calderdale
. He subsequently became a GP
in Blaengwynfi
and also worked as a GP
in partnership with Dr Julian Tudor Hart
at Glyncorrwg
in the Afan Valley
near Port Talbot
.
A member of the BMA
, the Socialist Health Association
, and the Medical Practitioners Union (UNITE), he is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
, and a former Secretary to the Morgannwg Local Medical Committee.
since May 1999 (First Assembly), Gibbons was appointed a Deputy Minister for Health (coalition government) in October 2000. He was appointed a Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport in May 2003 (Second Assembly) and was promoted to the post of Welsh Assembly Government
Minister for Health and Social Services in January 2005. In the first Cabinet of the Third Assembly he was appointed Minister for the Economy and Transport
in May 2007, and Minister for Social Justice and Local Government in the coalition government in July 2007. He then took the decision to stand down at the 2010 Welsh Assembly elections. David Rees was selected by the Labour Party to take Dr Gibbons place as the Labour candidate for Aberavon. David won the seat and was elected to the Assembly as the Labour AM for Aberavon
for Aberavon
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Assembly Member for Aberavon
Aberavon
Aberavon is a settlement in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town...
from May 1999 to May 2010, when he stood down. He was appointed Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government in July 2007.
A son of the former Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
politician, the late Dr Hugh Gibbons
Hugh Gibbons
Hugh Gibbons was an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician who sat in Dáil Éireann as a TD for twelve years, from 1965–1977....
, he was raised in western Ireland, and moved to Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
in 1976 to train as a general medical practitioner in Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
. He subsequently became a GP
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
in Blaengwynfi
Blaengwynfi
Blaengwynfi is a village in the Neath Port Talbot area of South Wales.It is a part of the "Upper Afan Valleys". It used to be a coal mining village, and is directly below the village of "Abergwynfi"...
and also worked as a GP
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
in partnership with Dr Julian Tudor Hart
Julian Tudor Hart
Julian Tudor Hart is a British physician.- Biography :He studied medicine at Cambridge University and in London....
at Glyncorrwg
Glyncorrwg
Glyncorrwg is a village in Britain. It is set in the Afan Valley, in south Wales.Glyncorrwg is also the name of an electoral ward and a community covering the village and surrounding countryside, in Neath Port Talbot county borough.- History :...
in the Afan Valley
Afan Valley
The Afan Valley is a valley that encompasses the upper reaches of the River Afan in Port Talbot, South Wales. The valley is traversed by the A4107 Afan Valley Road. Settlements in the area include Cwmafan, Pwyll-y-glaw and Cymer.- External links :**...
near Port Talbot
Port Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
.
A member of the BMA
BMA
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, the Socialist Health Association
Socialist Health Association
The Socialist Medical Association was founded in 1930, in order to campaign for a National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It took in many of those who had been active in the State Medical Service Association...
, and the Medical Practitioners Union (UNITE), he is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
, and a former Secretary to the Morgannwg Local Medical Committee.
Political background
Assembly Member for AberavonAberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
Aberavon is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven...
since May 1999 (First Assembly), Gibbons was appointed a Deputy Minister for Health (coalition government) in October 2000. He was appointed a Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport in May 2003 (Second Assembly) and was promoted to the post of Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
Minister for Health and Social Services in January 2005. In the first Cabinet of the Third Assembly he was appointed Minister for the Economy and Transport
Minister for the Economy and Transport
The Minister for the Economy and Transport was a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Assembly Government. The Minister had responsibility for the Department for the Economy and Transport, which combined two devolved functions of the Welsh Government: Business and Economy, and Transport...
in May 2007, and Minister for Social Justice and Local Government in the coalition government in July 2007. He then took the decision to stand down at the 2010 Welsh Assembly elections. David Rees was selected by the Labour Party to take Dr Gibbons place as the Labour candidate for Aberavon. David won the seat and was elected to the Assembly as the Labour AM for Aberavon
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Offices held
| title = Assembly MemberMembers of the National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as AMs or Assembly Members...
for Aberavon
Aberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
Aberavon is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven...
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