Christine Gwyther
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Christine Gwyther (born in Pembroke Dock in 1959) is a Welsh Labour politician currently a member of the National Assembly for Wales for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire. She is the Chair of Economic Development and Transport Committee.
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During the first term of the Assembly Gwyther was the Minister of Agriculture under the leadership of Alun Michael. She is a vegetarian and as a result was criticised by farmers and opposition parties, as Wales and the UK were suffering from a beef crisis. She was censured over her failure to deliver on a promised calf-processing scheme.
She was dismissed by the New First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, on the eve of Wales' biggest agricultural show, the Royal Welsh Show, held at Builth Wells, Wales.