Carl Sargeant

Carl Sargeant AM (born 1968) is a Welsh Labour politician and the Minister for Social Justice & Local Government in the Welsh Assembly Government. Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, Sargeant has represented the constituency of Alyn and Deeside since being elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 2003. Sargeant worked as a Process Operator at Warwick International Limited, a specialist chemical manufacturer, at its Mostyn site. He also contributed as a quality environmental auditor and a member of the site Emergency Response Team. He is a Governor of Deeside College and a trained industrial fire fighter. He was first elected in the National Assembly for Wales election of 2003, succeeding Tom Middlehurst who stood down. In the...