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Alun Michael is a former MP for Cardiff South and Penarth.

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Former Labour MP for Cardiff South and Penarth, Former Labour MS for Mid and West Wales

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 22 October 2012 — Resigned

Entered the Senedd on 6 May 1999

Left the Senedd on 1 May 2000

Party was Labour until 1 May 2000; Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005

Also represented Mid and West Wales

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @AlunMichael

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Justice
• Work and Pensions
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Wales
• Central Office of Information
• Colombia: Political Prisoners
• Devolution
• StartHere
• Hemofil T: Clinical Trials

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State (State (Industry and the Regions)), Department of Trade and Industry (17 Jun 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Minister of State (Industry and the Regions), Department of Trade and Industry (18 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
• Minister of State, Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry (11 May 2005 to 18 May 2005)
• Minister of State (Rural Affairs), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (11 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
• Secretary of State, Welsh Office (27 Oct 1998 to 28 Jul 1999)
• Minister of State, Home Office ( 5 May 1997 to 27 Oct 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• James Callaghan

Future MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Doughty

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Charities Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of 31)
• Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Criminal Justice System — [Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] 17 Oct 2012

  I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Central (Tony Lloyd) on securing this debate. I declare a similar interest; I have been nominated to stand for election as police and crime commissioner in south Wales. I am proud to say that the needs of victims will be at the heart of my approach if I am elected. I want to be precise that a genuine focus on the needs and interests of...

• Criminal Justice System — [Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair] 17 Oct 2012

  My hon. Friend is right. The needs and interests of victims should be present at every stage throughout the court system. I also think that greater use of restorative justice is needed. I was interested to hear a sergeant in the South Wales police say recently that giving victims the chance to tell the offender in no uncertain terms how damaging the experience of the offence had been was, in...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions 15 Oct 2012

  May I declare an interest, in that I am standing to be police and crime commissioner in south Wales? Like the excellent Labour candidates across England and Wales outside London, I want to rescue police governance from the shambles that the Government are creating. Given that the Government pay for the free distribution of literature to electors in parliamentary elections, Welsh Assembly...

More of Alun Michael’s recent appearances