Sue Essex is the Welsh Assembly Government's Minister for Finance, Government and Local Services. Born in 1945 and brought up in Tottenham, she moved to south Wales in 1971 and was at one point leader of Cardiff City Council. Essex was elected Assembly Member for Cardiff North in the National Assembly for Wales's inaugural elections in 1999, and appointed Minister for the Environment in 2000. She achieved her current position following the 2003 elections.
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