Eleanor Burnham
Encyclopedia
Eleanor Burnham is a Welsh
Liberal Democrat politician, and was a Member of the Welsh Assembly
for the North Wales
Regional Constituency until May 2011.
and brought up in Gwnodl Fawr, Cynwyd. Her early career was in social services management. She was previously a Wrexham Magistrate and a member of Denbigh Hospital Mental Health Tribunal. A fluent Welsh speaker
, Burnham is a qualified aromatherapist and her hobbies include gardening, cycling and swimming. Burnham is also a Llangollen Eisteddfod Soprano prize-winner.
' resignation due to ill-health. Burnham is the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly spokesperson on Culture, Welsh Language and Sport. Her political interests lie in full devolution
for Wales, social inclusion and lifelong-learning.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Liberal Democrat politician, and was a Member of the Welsh Assembly
National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Members, or AMs...
for the North Wales
North Wales (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
North Wales is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of nine constituencies. The region elects thirteen members, nine directly elected constituency members and four additional members...
Regional Constituency until May 2011.
Background
Burnham was born in WrexhamWrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
and brought up in Gwnodl Fawr, Cynwyd. Her early career was in social services management. She was previously a Wrexham Magistrate and a member of Denbigh Hospital Mental Health Tribunal. A fluent Welsh speaker
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, Burnham is a qualified aromatherapist and her hobbies include gardening, cycling and swimming. Burnham is also a Llangollen Eisteddfod Soprano prize-winner.
Politics
Burnham succeeded as Liberal Democrat AM for North Wales on 22 March 2001 upon Christine HumphreysChristine Humphreys
Christine Humphreys is the President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and was Member of the Welsh Assembly for the North Wales regional constituency from 1999 to 2001. She was the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Wales on Economics and the Environment....
' resignation due to ill-health. Burnham is the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly spokesperson on Culture, Welsh Language and Sport. Her political interests lie in full devolution
Devolution
Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level. Devolution can be mainly financial, e.g. giving areas a budget which was formerly administered by central government...
for Wales, social inclusion and lifelong-learning.
External links
- Eleanor Burnham AM official site
- Eleanor Burnham AM official biography at the Welsh Assembly website
- Eleanor Burnham AM profile at the site of Welsh Liberal Democrats