Christine Gwyther
Overview
 
Christine Gwyther is a Welsh Labour politician. She held the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire may refer to:* Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire * Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire...

 constituency seat in the National Assembly for Wales
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...

 from 1999-2007. She failed to retain her seat in the 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections, losing narrowly to Conservative
Welsh Conservative Party
The Welsh Conservatives & Unionists , informally the Welsh Conservatives or Welsh Tories, are the part of the Conservative Party which operates in Wales...

 candidate Angela Burns
Angela Burns
Angela Burns is a British businesswoman and politician who was elected as Conservative member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire to the National Assembly for Wales in May 2007.-Background:...

; she is however contesting the seat again at the 2011 elections.
Gwyther was born in Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...

. Before going into politics, she worked as a Pembrokeshire County Council
Pembrokeshire County Council
Pembrokeshire County Council is the governing body for Pembrokeshire, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.-Political makeup:Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.- Current composition :- Historic results :...

 Development Officer.
During the first term of the Assembly, Gwyther was the Minister of Agriculture under the leadership of Alun Michael
Alun Michael
Alun Edward Michael is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since 1987. He was formerly First Minister of Wales and leader of the Welsh Labour Party from 1999 to 2000.-Education:Michael was born at Bryngwran Anglesey, son of...

.
Quotations

to attacking pirates: Attention roguish invaders! Before you begin your practiced savaging of what must appear to be another ordinary starship, be aware that this is not some bulk freighter, but a place of learning and culture! This ship houses some of the most priceless treasures in known space! To plunder it is to plunder the poet soul of mankind.

My diplomacy must sparkle.

High-contrast lighting and cold onyx surfaces. How Stanley Kubrick|Kubrick. How hideous.

For the same reason the universe exists! Dining ambience.

to Mr. Jinx: Remind me to pay you a wage so I can threaten to dock it.

to Mr. Jinx: WEAR IT LIKE A HAAAAAT!!

I always take care of my own. Just not my own liver, is all.

to an alternate-universe Vanderbeam: No dice, parallel-face! You're reactor chow.

I have a running tab at the engine room's waste ethanol pump.

My mom was an alcoholic small arms dealer. She knew I needed a masculine influence around the house after my father left. We had this turret I called 'dad.'

 
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