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'''Jane Davidson''' (born 19 March 1957)<ref name=BBCprofile>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/enwiki/static/uk/wales/13012.stm |title=People in the Assembly: Jane Davidson |work=BBC News |accessdate=26 January 2016 | date=12 May 1998 | location=London}}</ref> is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] former [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] politician, the former [[Welsh Assembly|Assembly Member]] for [[Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Pontypridd]], and served as minister for environment, sustainability and housing in the [[Welsh Assembly Government|Welsh Government]]. She also previously served as the Welsh vice-president of the [[Ramblers' Association]], stepping down when appointed minister for environment, sustainability and housing in 2007. She announced in 2008 that she would not be seeking re-election to the assembly in 2011.<ref name="resign">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7665051.stm|title=Davidson will stand down in 2011|work=[[BBC News]]|date=11 October 2008|accessdate=26 September 2010}}</ref>
'''Jane Davidson''' (born 19 March 1957)<ref name=BBCprofile>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/enwiki/static/uk/wales/13012.stm |title=People in the Assembly: Jane Davidson |work=BBC News |accessdate=26 January 2016 | date=12 May 1998 | location=London}}</ref> is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] former [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] politician, the former [[Welsh Assembly|Assembly Member]] for [[Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Pontypridd]], and served as minister for environment, sustainability and [[Minister for Housing (Wales)|housing]] in the [[Welsh Assembly Government|Welsh Government]]. She also previously served as the Welsh vice-president of the [[Ramblers' Association]], stepping down when appointed minister for environment, sustainability and [[Minister for Housing (Wales)|housing]] in 2007. She announced in 2008 that she would not be seeking re-election to the assembly in 2011.<ref name="resign">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7665051.stm|title=Davidson will stand down in 2011|work=[[BBC News]]|date=11 October 2008|accessdate=26 September 2010}}</ref>


== Professional career ==
== Professional career ==
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==Contributions to public policy==
==Contributions to public policy==
Davidson was the third most influential environmentalist in the UK for the Independent on Sunday in 2009<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/earth/the-age-of-energy/contributors/8676884/Jane-Davidson-Director-Inspire-profile.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Sponsored Earth Content}}</ref> and has been ''Resource'' magazine's number one and two in 2009 and 2010 for her work on waste.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8339049.stm | work=BBC News | title=Plastic bag charges by May 2011 | date=3 November 2009}}</ref> She holds honorary fellowships from CIW (Chartered Institute of Waste) and CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management) and is a member of WWF's UK Council of Global Ambassadors.<ref>[http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/more_about_wwf/wwf_uk_council_of_ambassadors/jane_davidson.cfm Jane Davidson – WWF UK<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723143724/http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/more_about_wwf/wwf_uk_council_of_ambassadors/jane_davidson.cfm |date=23 July 2013 }}</ref> Davidson was a judge on the 2011 Green Awards<ref>[http://www.greenawards.com/judges/2011_judging_panel/jane_davidson Jane Davidson | International Green Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and is a member of the ''Telegraph'''s summit team writing about the [[green economy]] in the run up to Rio+20.
Davidson was the third most influential environmentalist in the UK for the Independent on Sunday in 2009<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/earth/the-age-of-energy/contributors/8676884/Jane-Davidson-Director-Inspire-profile.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Sponsored Earth Content}}</ref> and has been ''Resource'' magazine's number one and two in 2009 and 2010 for her work on waste.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8339049.stm | work=BBC News | title=Plastic bag charges by May 2011 | date=3 November 2009}}</ref> She holds honorary fellowships from CIW (Chartered Institute of Waste) and CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management) and is a member of WWF's UK Council of Global Ambassadors.<ref>[http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/more_about_wwf/wwf_uk_council_of_ambassadors/jane_davidson.cfm Jane Davidson – WWF UK<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723143724/http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/about_us/more_about_wwf/wwf_uk_council_of_ambassadors/jane_davidson.cfm |date=23 July 2013 }}</ref> Davidson was a judge on the 2011 Green Awards<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greenawards.com/judges/2011_judging_panel/jane_davidson |title=Jane Davidson {{!}} International Green Awards<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=19 February 2013 |archive-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026165708/http://www.greenawards.com/judges/2011_judging_panel/jane_davidson |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is a member of the ''Telegraph'''s summit team writing about the [[green economy]] in the run up to Rio+20.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 30 September 2024

This article is about the Welsh politician. For the musicologist, see Jane W. Davidson. For the solar power researcher, see Jane H. Davidson.

Jane Davidson
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the National Assembly for Wales representing
Pontypridd
In office
6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byMick Antoniw
Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales
In office
12 May 1999 – 10 October 2000
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byJohn Marek
Personal details
Born (1957-03-19) 19 March 1957 (age 67)
Birmingham, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham, University of Wales

Jane Davidson (born 19 March 1957)[1] is a Welsh former Labour politician, the former Assembly Member for Pontypridd, and served as minister for environment, sustainability and housing in the Welsh Government. She also previously served as the Welsh vice-president of the Ramblers' Association, stepping down when appointed minister for environment, sustainability and housing in 2007. She announced in 2008 that she would not be seeking re-election to the assembly in 2011.[2]

Professional career

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Prior to her election to the Welsh Assembly Davidson was a member of Cardiff City Council.[1][2] In the Assembly she was minister for environment and sustainability in Wales from 2007 to 2011 where she was responsible for the Welsh Government agreeing to make sustainable development its central organising principle. Prior to that she was minister for education and lifelong learning where she introduced a new foundation phase for 3- to 7-year-olds, the Welsh Baccalaureate and Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) into the Welsh curriculum.[3]

In 2011, following her ministerial career and subsequent move to West Wales as planned, Davidson took up employment as director of the Wales Institute for Sustainability at the local Trinity St David University shortly afterwards, which intends to introduce sustainability content into every student's experience from 2013.[3]

In 2017, Jane was guest faculty in the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership programme at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Contributions to public policy

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Davidson was the third most influential environmentalist in the UK for the Independent on Sunday in 2009[4] and has been Resource magazine's number one and two in 2009 and 2010 for her work on waste.[5] She holds honorary fellowships from CIW (Chartered Institute of Waste) and CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management) and is a member of WWF's UK Council of Global Ambassadors.[6] Davidson was a judge on the 2011 Green Awards[7] and is a member of the Telegraph's summit team writing about the green economy in the run up to Rio+20.

References

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  1. ^ a b "People in the Assembly: Jane Davidson". BBC News. London. 12 May 1998. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Davidson will stand down in 2011". BBC News. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b Jane Davidson Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Sponsored Earth Content". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  5. ^ "Plastic bag charges by May 2011". BBC News. 3 November 2009.
  6. ^ Jane Davidson – WWF UK Archived 23 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Jane Davidson | International Green Awards". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
Senedd
Preceded by
(new post)
 Assembly Member for Pontypridd
1999–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
(new post)
 Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales
1999–2000 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
(new post)
 Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
2000–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
(new post)
 Minister for Sustainability and Rural Development
2007 (31 May to 19 July) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
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