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Mark Drakeford - AM for Cardiff West

Mark Drakeford is the Labour Assembly Member for Cardiff West. He was professor of social policy and applied social sciences at Cardiff University. For ten years he was the Cabinet's social policy adviser at the Welsh Assembly Government and, latterly, head of the First Minister's political office.

 
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  • Join communications consultant Sandra Miller on this one-day course to maximise your verbal ability. Sandra has over 15 years' experience as a communication skills consultant, trainer and coach, working with bodies like Greenwich PCT and Bexley Council and the BBC, as well as leading private firms Deloitte and JP Morgan. Read More