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词条 Val Feld
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  1. Background

  2. Political career

  3. References

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Valerie Anne Feld (née Valerie Breen Turner; 29 October 1947 – 17 July 2001), was a Welsh Labour Party politician.

Background

Born in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, she was educated at the Abbey School in Malvern and in 1969 married John Feld, with whom she had two children. Worked as a journalist in London and in housing advice, working in Lancashire. She became a local Labour councillor in Chorley, Lancashire, and worked as a social worker. In 1981, following the break-up of her marriage, she took a job in her native Wales – founding and becoming the first Director of Shelter Cymru. In her spare time she studied for an MA at Cardiff University, and in 1989 was appointed head of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Wales. She held the post for ten years, until her election as Assembly Member for Swansea East.[1]

Political career

Local Labour councillor in Chorley, Lancashire. Treasurer 'Yes for Wales'. Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Swansea East from 1999 to July 2001.[1]

Feld died on 17 July 2001 after suffering from cancer[2], becoming the first member of the National Assembly for Wales to die in office and thus cause a by-election.[3] She was a highly regarded politician with a history of social activism, and was Chair of the Assembly's Economic Development Committee until May 2001.[4] First Minister Rhodri Morgan said of her, "I believe I speak for the whole of Wales when I say that the death of Val Feld is a grievous blow for us all".[3]

References

1. ^{{cite news | title=UK: Wales: AMs: Val Feld | work=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk/wales/13086.stm |date=1 September 1999| accessdate=2017-11-12}}
2. ^{{cite news |author=Paul Williams| title=Val Feld | work=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/aug/10/guardianobituaries.wales| accessdate=2017-11-12 | date=10 August 2001}}
3. ^{{cite news | title=Assembly Member Val Feld dies | work=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1445234.stm| accessdate=2001-07-18 | date=18 July 2001}}
4. ^{{cite news |author=Tony Heath| title=Val Feld | work=The Independent | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/val-feld-9252873.html| accessdate=2017-11-12 | date=19 July 2001}}
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9 : 1947 births|2001 deaths|Deaths from cancer in Wales|Welsh Labour Members of the National Assembly for Wales|Wales AMs 1999–2003|Councillors in Lancashire|People from Bangor, Gwynedd|20th-century women politicians|Female members of the National Assembly for Wales

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