Angela Jane Burns is a British businesswoman and politician who served as an elected

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AM/MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 2007 to 2021.

Background

Burns was from an English family and brought up in several foreign countries. She went into business after leaving school, working for companies such as

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and

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. She later moved to

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with her husband and became active in politics. In recent times she has become involved with local issues in south Pembrokeshire, particularly the proposed downgrading of the two District Hospitals of Glangwili and Withybush. No such downgrading has occurred.

Political career

She defeated the sitting Labour Party member

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by only 98 votes, and

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's John Dixon by 250 votes, in a very close three-way contest in the 2007 Senedd election. She was the Shadow Minister for Finance and Public Sector Delivery from 11 July 2007 to 16 June 2008, and became the Shadow Minister for Transport and Regeneration on 22 October 2008, followed by a period as shadow education Minister and since 2016 had been the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well-Being. Burns was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for political and public service.

References

External links

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Member Profile
at the National Assembly for Wales
Personal website

Offices held

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Angela Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Wales AMs 2007–2011 Wales AMs 2011–2016 Wales MSs 2016–2021 Conservative Party members of the Senedd Female members of the Senedd People from Pembrokeshire Members of the Order of the British Empire