Key interests and
achievements
Mike’s personal interests
include sport, the Urdd and choirs. Mike is affiliated with Friends of the Earth,
Oxfam and Amnesty International and his political interests include education,
housing, local government, sports provision and social deprivation.
Personal history
Mike has lived in Morriston for
many years but was born in Plasmarl. He is married to Anne and has a daughter,
Catrin, who attends Bangor University. He attended Plasmarl, Parklands and
Penlan Schools, then Swansea and Cardiff universities.
Professional background
Originally a research scientist
for British Steel at Port Talbot, Mike spent 27 years as a lecturer in
Pontypridd, teaching computing, before becoming an Assembly Member.
Political history
Mike represented the Morriston
ward on Swansea Council between 1989 and 2012 and he held many posts on the
council, including Council Leader. He has been the Welsh Local Government
Association spokesperson on both social services and information.
Taking an active interest in
education, Mike has been a governor of Swansea University, Swansea Institute,
Mynyddbach and Morriston Comprehensives, and Swansea College, and is currently
chair of the governors of Glyncollen and Ynystawe Primary schools.
He was also a non-executive
director of Swansea NHS trust between 1999 and 2005.
