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The Welsh Woman of the Year award was inaugurated in 1994 to honour high-achieving women in Wales. Its stated aim is "to promote the role women have in the workplace and in every sector of society". The award is sponsored by the National Assembly for Wales, the University of South Wales and several other high-profile organisations.
Past winners of the award have been:
- 1994 - Dr Elizabeth Haywood
- 1995 - Lynda Lumb
- 1996 - Professor Ilora Finlay
- 1997 - Angela Gidden
- 1998 - Professor Valerie Randle
- 1999 - Ann Taylor
- 2000 - Dr Olwen Williams
- 2001 - Tanni Grey-Thompson
- 2002 - Jacqueline Royall
- 2003 - Sarah Cornelius-Price
- 2004 - Susan Balsom
- 2005 - Karen Robson
- 2006 - Siân Eirian
- 2007 - Rhoda Emlyn Jones.
- 2008 - Professor Judith Hall
- 2009
- 2010 - Connie Parry
- 2011 - Helen Molyneux, managing partner for NewLaw Solicitors
References
- BBC News 12 March 2010
- http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/gsdDetail?gsp=17&type=GSD&refpage=2&itemId=1075748325
- BBC News 12 March 2010
- The WWMB Awards wwmb.co.uk