Angela Burns

Angela Jane Burns is a British businesswoman and politician who served as an elected Conservative^[1] AM/MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 2007 to 2021.

Angela Burns MBE
Burns in 2016
Member of the Senedd for Carmarthenshire West and South Pembrokeshire
In office 3 May 2007 – 29 April 2021
Preceded by	Christine Gwyther
Succeeded by	Samuel Kurtz
Majority	1,504 (5.3%)
Personal details
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Andrew Burns
Residence	Pembrokeshire & Cardiff
Committees	Chair of Finance Committee 2008–2011, Member of Equality of Opportunity Committee, Children's Committee, Environment & Sustainability Committee. Currently Member of Children, Young People & Education Committee 2010-date
Portfolio	Commissioner for the National Assembly for Wales

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 Waitrose, Thorn EMI and Asda. She later moved to Pembrokeshire with her husband and became active in politics.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} No such downgrading has occurred.

Political career

She defeated the sitting Labour Party member Christine Gwyther by only 98 votes, and Plaid Cymru'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,^[2] followed by a period as shadow education Minister and since 2016 had been the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well-Being.^[3]

Burns was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for political and public service.^[4]